Ovarian cancer kills a lot of woman simply (often) because diagnosis is made late. If caught at the earlier stages it is often curable. I have had it I know. So if you have abdominal pains, or any uneasiness about abdominal feelings, bloating, feeling full quickly, ovarian cysts picked up in pregnancy insist that you are checked out. Ask your doctor for a CA125 blood test. It is not perfect but it has a reasonable chance of raising the alarm. If your GP refuses to give you one get one done privately or go to another doctor. If you are an older woman and your doctor says you must have irritable bowel syndrome don't accept this without medical evidence. Very few woman develop IBS later in life all of a sudden. If you are are checked out for IBS and told all is well ask for a CA125 blood test.
A lot of doctors are fairly ignorant about ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer is not given the publicity of some other cancers. Angelina Jolie's decision to go public on her health issues is great. Unfortunately some media outlets failed to do their homework. Her mother did not die of breast cancer it was ovarian cancer.
I don't want any woman going through the hell I went through and it makes me furious that it is so rarely given the publicity it should have. It's a killer. So if my ranting saves one woman that's enough for me. Get a blood test and if you are unhappy about abdominal pains of any description get it checked.