Each year in the UK, over 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Two thirds of those are diagnosed at a later stage, which makes it harder to treat.
The disease is often labelled a "silent killer" because symptoms for the disease are often vague or overlap with other common and less serious conditions. According to Target Ovarian Cancer, 44% of GPs mistakenly believe symptoms only present in the later stages of the disease.
Dr Frankie Jackson-Spencer said: "Ovarian cancer often goes undiagnosed until it reaches the late stage due to its symptoms being vague and often overlapping with common/less serious conditions."
