article_snippet: My aunt - her mother - had died of ovarian cancer when My aunt - her mother - was in My aunt - her mother - 40s.
article_snippet: That's when my dad was found to be positive for the ovarian cancer gene.'
article_snippet: My fear was that I might already have cancer -
article_snippet: I knew ovarian cancer was notoriously hard to diagnose.
article_snippet: Symptoms include persistent pelvic and stomach pain, bloating and nausea after eating, as well as feeling full quicker.
article_snippet: There is no reliable way to screen for ovarian cancer.
article_snippet: I wanted to take away any risk of getting either cancer through surgery while I still could.'
article_snippet: Examination of the fallopian tubes revealed pre-cancerous cells. '
article_snippet: No one could have said when pre-cancerous cells would have turned into something more serious.'
article_snippet: tissue from her stomach was found to be clear of cancerous cells.