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Rachel Hall

Loyalty card data could help spot ovarian cancer cases sooner

Medicines in a pharmacy
Medicines in a pharmacy. Early symptoms of ovarian cancer include loss of appetite, stomach pain and bloating. Photograph: Julien Behal/PA

Loyalty card data on over-the-counter medicine purchases could help spot ovarian cancer cases earlier and enable more patients to fully recover, researchers have found.

Pain and indigestion medication purchases were higher in women who went on to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, usually about eight months later, according to a study of almost 300 women led by Imperial College London researchers.

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