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Ovarian Cancer
Blood test may detect deadly cancer in its early stages
June 2nd, 2005
A new blood screening test could help to identify ovarian cancer in its early stages when few symptoms are present. Yale University School of Medicine researchers reported on their work in the May 10, 2005, issue of Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer deaths in the United States and three times more lethal than breast cancer. It is usually not diagnosed until its advanced stages and has come to be known as the "silent killer." "Early diagnosis can help prolong or save lives, but clinicians currently have no sensitive screening method because...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-02)
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