Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer possible with medical tampon, research suggests

A specialist medical tampon could be used to help diagnose ovarian cancer earlier, researchers believe.

In the UK about 7,500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. If the cancer is caught in the early stages a woman has a 95 per cent chance of surviving the disease.

But only around one third of women are diagnosed at the earliest stages with more than 50 per cent diagnosed when the disease is at an advanced stage when fewer treatment options are available, according to Ovarian Cancer Action.

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Source: Independent, 21 February 2026