HOW WE CONQUER Cancer It's hard to detect, but there are effective ways to fight this disease BY PATRICIA DEISLER, MD I f your body could tell you something was wrong, would you listen? Of course. But what if your body was silent? That's been the problem with ovarian cancer-its symptoms are vague. By the time cancer is detected, it has probably spread. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2019, 22,530 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed and 13,980 women will die from the disease. There is no specific screening test for ovarian cancer, which makes paying attention to your body essential. Women describe having symptoms that can be easily confused with indigestion. They describe struggling with bloating and abdominal distension for months. They report intermittent constipation that FALL 2019 49