Early Warning Signs Of Ovarian Cancer

Unexplained Weight Loss

Weight loss is the result of individuals burning more calories than they are consuming. Their balance of energy is negative. When the body runs out of calories for energy, it will start to use fat stores on the body. The more the fat stores are used, the more mass the individual will lose. Women with ovarian cancer can deal with unexplained weight loss for several reasons due to their condition. The first is if they are feeling full faster because of the compression of their abominable organs. This compression means they are going to be eating less food. Over time, eating fewer calories is what causes their energy balance to be negative.

Additionally, the cancerous cells in ovarian cancer patients grow and divide rapidly. Rapid growth and division of cancerous cells require a lot more energy than healthy cells. Thus, the cancerous cells take up more of the limited calories being consumed. This leaves the healthy cells and rest of the body’s functions the fat stores to feed off for energy. Once again, the patient will likely display significant but unexplained weight loss.