Blood test offers early detection of ovarian cancer.(News You Can Use)

From: Nevada RNformation | Date: May 1, 2008 | Copyright information

In a recent published study researchers attempt to validate a blood test that they believe can improve early-stage ovarian cancer in high risk patients. Researchers said the test with six markers provided an improvement over CA-125. See abstract below.

Abstract from article in Clinical Cancer Research, 2008, February

Diagnostic Markers for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Irene Visintin (1), Ziding Feng (2), Gary Longton (2), David C. Ward (3), Ayesha B. Alvero (1), Yinglei Lai (4), Jeannette Tenthorey (1), Aliza Leiser (1), Ruben Flores-Saaib (5), Herbert Yu (6), ...

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