Tag: Ovarian Cancer Screening

Unmasking a Silent Killer: Ovarian Cancer

September 4, 2017 3:48 am

By: Yadira Galindo

After spending 35 years as a community college counselor, Jo-Anne Lesser retired and was looking forward to traveling with her husband, Norman. Her plans were derailed when abdominal pains had her doubled over in agony.

For seven … Read more

Ovarian Cancer Screening Has Some Benefits in High-Risk Women

March 1, 2017 6:51 pm

Screening for ovarian cancer in high-risk patients led to detection of significantly more early-stage disease as compared with the 1 year after screening ended, a multicenter study showed.

Algorithm-based screening with an assay for the CA-125 cancer antigen plus transvaginal … Read more