https://doi.org/10.1177/1054773817704749 Clinical Nursing Research 1–15 © The Author(s) 2017 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1054773817704749 journals.sagepub.com/home/cnr Article Awareness and Knowledge of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms and Risk Factors: A Survey of Jordanian Women Mazen Freij, MD, MRCOG, FICRS 1,2 , Mohammad Al Qadire, RN, PhD 3 , Maysa Khadra, MD 2 , Mohammed ALBashtawy, RN, MPH, PhD 3 , Wael Tuqan, MD 1 , Mohammad Al Faqih, MD 1 , Ayoub Innabi, MD 1 , Abdul-Monim Batiha, PhD, RN 4 , Fadwa Alhalaiqa, RN, CNS, PhD 4 , and Aida Abd El-Razek, RN, PhD 4 Abstract Ovarian cancer accounts for 3% of all female cancers and has a high mortality rate among gynecological malignancies. Early diagnosis carries a high survival rate of 93%. So, this study was carried out to assess the knowledge and awareness of Jordanian women about ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors. A cross-sectional survey design was used; 896 women completed the survey. The mean of total symptoms recognized was low at level of 3.2 (SD = 2.7) out of 10. The three highest known symptoms among women 1 Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan 2 The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan 3 Al al-Bayt University, Mafraq, Jordan 4 Philadelphia University, Amman, Jordan Corresponding Author: Mohammad Al Qadire, Faculty of Nursing, Head of Adult Healthcare Nursing Department, Dean Assistant for Students Affairs, Al Al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan. Email: mohammadqadire@aabu.edu.jo 704749CNR XX X 10.1177/1054773817704749Clinical Nursing ResearchFreij et al. research-article 2017