GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
September is Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of gynaecological cancers in New Zealand. With more women dying from ovarian cancer than all other gynaecological cancers combined, it’s an important time for us to shine a light on ovarian cancer and raise awareness of the symptoms.
Gynaecological cancers include
- ovarian cancer
- uterine (otherwise known as endometrial or womb) cancer
- cervical cancer
- vulvar cancer
- vaginal cancer
- gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
In general, there is little that can be done to prevent ovarian cancer, which is why everyone must know the symptoms to watch out for.