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Studies Show Many Providers Think There is a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer
Two studies released this week indicate that health care providers believe that the CA-125 and/or the transvaginal ultrasound are appropriate screening tests for ovarian cancer. There is no medical organization that has endorsed the current tools as appropriate for screening. … Continue reading
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JAAPA: When the Patient Asks – Can I be Screened for Ovarian Cancer
The JAAPA published a When the Patient Asks column on screening for ovarian cancer. WHO TO SCREEN High-risk women with a genetic mutation or strong family history should be screened. Routine transvaginal and pelvic ultrasonography with a CA-125 test may … Continue reading
Women with BRCA mutations getting diagnosed younger
Women with a BRCA mutation – which increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer – are getting diagnosed younger than their families members were. Earlier generations of women in the families studied were diagnosed at a median age of … Continue reading
Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer Lead to Diagnosis but may not Improve Survival
A study of almost 1,500 Australian women with ovarian cancer showed that women diagnosed before they experienced symptoms lived longer than women who were diagnosed based on the presence of symptoms. For women with symptoms, the length of time to … Continue reading
A Study of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms, and Physician Responses
BACKGROUND: A study was undertaken to identify the diagnostic approaches that primary care physicians and gynecologists undertake in women with symptoms associated with ovarian cancer. METHODS: A vignette-based survey was mailed to 3200 primary care physicians from the American Medical … Continue reading
FDA approves opioid analgesic to help cancer patients manage pain
FDA approves opioid analgesic to help cancer patients manage pain Enrollment in REMS program required for health care professionals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Abstral (fentanyl) transmucosal tablets to manage breakthrough pain for adults with cancer. Fentanyl … Continue reading
New White Paper Issued on Ovarian Cancer
The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) has issued a comprehensive white paper — as part the organization’s professional Gynecologic Cancer Collaborative education program — that provides an overview of and background on the screening, diagnosis, and management of ovarian cancer. … Continue reading
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Most ovarian cancer diagnosed ‘promptly’
Concerns Australian women with ovarian cancer endure a “long and circuitous” path from their first GP visit to eventual diagnosis have been declared unfounded. A study taking in more than 1400 women who have the cancer found 85 per cent … Continue reading
Ovarian Cancer Development and Metastasis (Am. J. Pathol.)
The biology of ovarian carcinoma differs from that of hematogenously metastasizing tumors because ovarian cancer cells primarily disseminate within the peritoneal cavity and are only superficially invasive. However, since the rapidly proliferating tumors compress visceral organs and are only temporarily … Continue reading
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In Reporting Symptoms, Don’t Patients Know Best? (NYT)
About six years ago, my doctor gave me some samples of a drug to treat pain from an injury. I took it for a few days and then woke up one morning with a big red blister on my tongue. … Continue reading
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GPs slow to refer older women with ovarian cancer
GPs are less likely to refer older women with suspected ovarian cancer for investigation compared with younger women patients, a study suggests. Analysis of electronic patient records found that 66% of women aged over 70 had been referred to a … Continue reading
Identification of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms in Health Insurance Claims Data
Abstract Background: Women with ovarian cancer have reported abdominal/pelvic pain, bloating, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, and urinary frequency/urgency prior to diagnosis. We explored these findings in a general population using a dataset of insured women aged 40–64 and … Continue reading
