India, Sept. 10 -- Ovarian cancer is very difficult to detect in the early stages, making diagnosis and treatment delayed. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Iti Parikh, consultant medical oncologist, Bhailal Amin General Hospital, Gujarat, said, "Most women are diagnosed only when the disease has already progressed to advanced stages, commonly stage 3C, when treatment becomes more challenging. Traditionally, ovarian cancer was thought to primarily affect women in their 50s and 60s. However, an increasing number of younger women in India are now being diagnosed with the disease." Also read | World Ovarian Cancer Day 2025: Doctors share symptoms, risk factors and lifestyle changes to prevent the disease

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