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Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis

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Diagnosis

Up to 95% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will survive longer than 5 years if their cancers are treated before they have spread beyond the ovaries. Unfortunately, there are no screening tests for ovarian cancer that are the equivalent to mammography for early detection of breast cancer. Therefore, only about 25% of ovarian cancer cases are diagnosed at such early stages. It is possible to perform genetic screening in high-risk women, but this raises some complex issues.

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Expert & Community Posts

Ovarian Cancer: Listening for the Body's Signals

By Nancy Muller , Health Expert

I distinctly recall the advice, twenty-five years ago, of my own OBGYN when searching for a... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer Marker Offers Hope for Early Detection

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

An article on CNN, "Possible Marker for Ovarian Cancer Found," discusses a recent research study... Read more »

Male Breast Cancer

By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert

I read all the comments readers make to my blogs - thank you - and one reader was in particular... Read more »

Young Women and Breast Cancer

By Jeannette Vagnozzi , Health Expert

Breast Cancer is typically considered a disease of older women. We are often shocked when we... Read more »

Lunch and Learn - A Meeting of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Surivors

By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert

My husband and I were off for our annual beach trip, but first we had to make a detour through... Read more »

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Health Guide

Ovarian cancer

... Prevention Having regular pelvic examinations may decrease the overall risk. Screening tests for ovarian cancer remains a very active research area. To date, there is no cost-effective... Read more »

CA-125

Normal Values The normal values for a CA-125 depend on the lab running the test. In general, levels above 35 U/ml are considered abnormal. What abnormal results mean In a woman with... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: Symptoms

...a CA-125 blood test. Researchers are working to develop other screening tests to help improve early ovarian cancer diagnosis. Read more »

Cancer's Unrecognized Toll: Patients' Time

The Washington Post runs an AP wire story reporting: Cancer's Unrecognized Toll: Time The hours spent sitting in doctors' waiting rooms, in line for the CT scan, watching chemotherapy drip into... Read more »

Ovarian Cancer: References

ReferencesAletti GD, Dowdy SC, Gostout BS, Jones MB, Stanhope CR, Wilson TO, et al. Aggressive surgical effort and improved survival in advanced-stage ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2006... Read more »

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Related News

New Ovarian Cancer Screening

May 05, 2008

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Young Ovarian Cancer Patients Can Preserve Fertility

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Young women with early-stage ovarian cancer can preserve fertility by keeping at least one ovary or the uterus without... Read summary »

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Shows Promise

November 01, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with hard-to-treat ovarian cancer may soon have a new option. A new study out of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.,... Read summary »

Cutting Fat May Prevent Ovarian Cancer

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If there weren't already enough reasons to eat healthy, there may one more for women to add to their list. New research reveals... Read summary »

Keep Ovarian Cancer at Bay

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