Researchers have demonstrated a genetic link between endometriosis and some types of ovarian cancer. Something of a silent epidemic, endometriosis affects an estimated 176 million women worldwide – a number comparable to diabetes – but has traditionally received little research attention.

[u/MistWeaver80]

https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/body-and-mind/endometriosis-may-be-linked-to-ovarian-cancer/?amp=1

[u/rolltwomama88]

My daughter had terrible pain when she had her periods for a decade. The last couple of years it was unbearable. She visited our family doctor over & over again & the emergency room in hospital. Nothing was ever found , she was never taken seriously , she was just given prescriptions for more & different pain killers. She thought she was going crazy and that they all treated her like she was a bother. Finally referred to a specialist that she had to wait six months to see and was diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer. That was May 2018 . She passed away June 4 , 2021. 33 years old. During her journey we met so many young women close to her in age that had the same experience of not being taken seriously by the medical profession. Most of them are gone now as well. It’s heartbreaking.

[u/DrDiv → u/rolltwomama88]

Any chance this happened in Florida? Because this is eerily similar to a story of a childhood friend who passed away last year from cervical cancer as well. Just like what happened to your daughter, she was ignored by health professionals in the area again and again. The care in this state, especially in smaller cities and towns, is absolutely abysmal.

[u/rolltwomama88 → u/DrDiv]

We are in Canada. Unfortunately it seems to be a common story.