Health
Tackling misconceptions about ovarian cancer – Pursuit
New research involving the University of Melbourne shows that many Australian women mistakenly believe that ovarian cancer can be prevented through vaccination.
Dr Cassie Hayward , Hannah Capes and Lucinda Nolan
Ovarian cancer is diagnosed in almost 2,000 Australian women every year and it has the lowest survival rate of all the gynaecological cancers.
Unlike with cervical cancer, there is no vaccine to protect against developing ovarian cancer. Nor is there an early detection test.
Many women mistakenly believe that vaccines and early detection tests can prevent and manage ovarian cancer. Picture: Shutterstock
But research by the University of Mel…
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