Symptom Screening Plus A Simple Blood Test Improves Early Detection Of Ovarian Cancer
Monday, June 23, 2008 - 09:35
in Health & Medicine
Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer -- abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating -- when combined with the CA125 blood test may improve the early detection of ovarian cancer by 20 percent.