Medscape: Ovarian Cancer Survivors Experience Long-Term Distress

Ovarian Cancer Survivors Experience Long-Term Distress

 May 21, 2012 (San Diego, California) — Ovarian cancer survivors continue to have psychological distress even 5 or more years after completing their treatment and have undiagnosed anxiety about the possibility of recurrence, according to researchers here at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) 60th Annual Clinical Meeting......

"Few women confided even to their family members or friends about their fears. More than 59% of survey respondents said they do not talk with others about their fears of recurrence, and only 6.3% had ever joined a support group for women with ovarian cancer."