Topic: Ovarian Cancer
AP News | 2010-03-08 21:01:30
Quest Diagnostics selling presurgical ovarian cancer test, cites improved treatment potential
Medical lab operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. said Monday it is selling the OVA1 blood test, which aims to better assess a woman's likelihood for ovarian cancer. The OVA1 test, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in September, will be sold through Quest, based in Madison ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-01-28 21:19:00
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only one in 100 women with symptoms typical of ovarian cancer, such as persistent bloating or pelvic pain, actually has the disease, researchers reported on Thursday.</p><p>Several medical societies recommend the use of these and other symptoms to detect ovarian cancer early before it ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-12-30 22:21:33
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elevated levels of three proteins show ovarian cancer is starting to grow years before women are diagnosed, but they do not increase soon enough to be an early indicator of the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.</p><p>The researchers analyzed blood samples from a large ...
isnare | 2009-12-15 19:38:48
Ovarian cancer represents about 25% of all female genital tract malignancies. However, there are more deaths from ovarian cancer each year in the United States than from endometrial cancer and cervical cancer combined. The lifetime risk of developing spontaneous ovarian cancer is about 1.7%. Epithelial ovarian cancer was expected cause 15,520 deaths in 2008. Mean age at diagnosis ...
