by Louise Bayne, Chief Executive, Ovacome: the ovarian cancer support network
The middle-aged woman with abdominal symptoms such as bloating, discomfort or gastric disturbance is an everyday visitor to community pharmacies.
She has ovarian cancer, but doesn’t know it yet. She’s visited primary care many times, but has received a misdiagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome or recurrent UTI, and has decided to self-medicate with treatments bought from pharmacies.
How can you help her? Read more Ovarian cancer – is it lurking in the aisles?