Every three in four women face a heightened risk of ovarian cancer in countries like Bangladesh and middle-income nations, a study finds.
One-fourth of the women start seeking treatment six months after symptom onset. Supplied photo
‘Every Woman Study’, jointly conducted by the World Ovarian Cancer Coalition (WOCC) and the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS), came up with the finding after analysing data from 2,446 women across 22 low and middle-income countries.
Rafe Sadnan Adel, founder chairman of Cancer BD and a director at WOCC, said the study was conducted in 82 hospitals in 28 different languages. He was part of the oversight committee for the research project.
The study team, led by Frances Reid included experts such as Sahana Parveen, Clara Makewe, Irene Lo, Florencia Nol, Sara Nasser, Basel Refki, Asima Mukhopadhyay, Tracy Adams, Raikhan Bolatbekova, Dilwara Kaidarova, Garth Funston, Nzok Phan, Eva Maria Stromslom, Ransi Chibaba, Robyn Cohen, Martin Origa, Isabella Ciorgiumataram, Fedra Carlton and Mary Eiken.
Adel said the study reveals that the mortality rate for ovarian cancer could increase from 55 percent to 70 percent in the coming years.
