Ovarian cancer symptom index : Possibilities for earlier detection
โ Scribed by Sherry Salway Black; Susan Lowell Butler; Patricia A. Goldman; Mary Jackson Scroggins
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The current study sought to examine whether an index based on the specific pattern of symptoms commonly reported by women with ovarian cancer could be used in combination with CA 125 to improve the sensitivity or specificity of experimental methods of screening for ovari
Ovarian cancer is associated with postmenopausal women of North American or European descent, nulliparous women, and women with a first-degree relative with an epithelial ovarian cancer. Methods for early detection of ovarian cancer are the pelvic examination, ultrasound techniques, and CA-125 monit