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The article discusses a study which investigated the symptoms of ovarian cancer presented to primary care and how well they predicted cancer. Study participants included women aged over 40 with a diagnosis of primary ovarian cancer, from 39 general practices in Devon, England. Among the symptoms that independently predicted ovarian cancer were abdominal distension and postmenopausal bleeding. It is noted that the findings of the study can be used as a basis for primary care decisions about whether to study possible ovarian cancer in a symptomatic woman.