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Signs may precede ovarian CA diagnosis by months.(Gynecology)
A study of California women with ovarian cancer showed that the patients had distinguishable symptoms at least 6 months before diagnosis, according to Lloyd H. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the department of ob.gyn. at the University of California, Davis, and his colleagues.
The researchers found that women with ovarian cancer more frequently reported abdominal imaging in the 7-9 months before their diagnosis, compared with women who had no cancer and those with early-stage breast cancer (Cancer [online]2005;DOI:10.10002/cncr.21310).
And some patients may have their diagnosis delayed by 4 months or more because physicians order abdominal imaging or perform gastrointestinal procedures before ordering pelvic imaging or CA 125 screening, which are more likely to diagnose ovarian cancer, the researchers reported.
The population-based, retrospective case-control study compared case reports from 1,985 women, aged 68 years or older with a diagnosis of ovarian cancer, with two control groups: 10,941 women ...
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- Ovarian Cancer
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- Ovarian Cancer; Facts to Know.
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- Ovarian Cancer; Key Q&A.
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* What is ovarian cancer? There are almost 40 different types of ovarian cancer. However, nine out of 10 ovarian cancer patients have a common epithelial tumor, which begins in the surface tissue of the ovary (epithelium). * What causes ovarian...
- Ovarian Cancer.
- Clinical Reference Systems Cooper, Phyllis G. July 1, 1999 700+ words
What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian cancer is a malignant, life-threatening tumor that develops in...chance of complete cure. There are several different types of ovarian cancer. How does it occur? The cause of ovarian cancer is not...