BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  Health & Living  >  Picking Up Ovarian Cancer Early: Don’t Ignore The Signs

Picking Up Ovarian Cancer Early: Don’t Ignore The Signs

Associate Professor Dr Nirmala Kampan, Consultant Gynae-oncologist, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz | Marina Om, Patient

28-Mar-22 16:00

Picking Up Ovarian Cancer Early: Don’t Ignore The Signs

Out of all the cancers that affect the female reproductive system, ovarian cancer is the deadliest only because it is often detected late. So how do we pick up ovarian cancer early, when the symptoms may not be obvious or not there at all? We hear from ovarian cancer patient Marina Om, and Assoc Prof Dr Nirmala Kampan, consultant gynaecological oncologist from Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz who is also a fellow in the Malaysian International Representative Committee of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Image credit: Shutterstock

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  diseases and conditions

Tags:  the bigger picture,  health and living,  cancer,  ovarian cancer,  sexual and reproductive health,  ovary,  gastrointestinal,  bloating,  fertility,  surgery, 


Latest Podcasts




Play / Pause

Listen now : Popcorn Culture: (REPEAT) The team reviews Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die...

Today’s Shows



11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Is Kwai Chai Hong preserving heritage, or curating it for a modern audience? Its Co-Founder, Zeen Chang discusses the fine line between community and commodity.

12:00 PM

Popcorn Culture

(REPEAT) The team reviews Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die & Wuthering Heights on this episode of Popcorn Culture!

1:00 PM

Cruise Control

(REPEAT) Are Malaysians switching to EVs at an acceptable rate? We unpack where we are in this week's episode.

2:00 PM

Matt-Splained

(REPEAT) Instead of talking about equitable societies, AI has once again decided we have to revert to the ‘world in peril’ format. Richard and Matt try to make sense of it all. Again.

3:00 PM

Earth Matters

(REPEAT) We speak with Lanuza Layon, Chairperson of the Kampung Sungai Kurau Village Development and Security Committee, and Sarah Amer, a Community Organiser from Gerimis Art Project, about the broader struggle for Orang Asli land rights in Malaysia.

4:00 PM

Bar None

(REPEAT) We discuss the latest changes made to BWF's tournaments and competitions, set to take place from 2027 onwards.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

Datshiane Navanayagam talks to two women whose life changing illnesses led them to set up new businesses after they discovered high street clothes are uncomfortable and difficult to wear when you have restricted mobility or medical needs.