The accuracy of the cancer antigen (CA)–125 test in predicting ovarian cancer varies by ethnicity, primarily due to factors like age and comorbidities rather than ethnicity itself. General ...

Women with ovarian cancer exceeded the study goal of 150 minutes of brisk walking per week. Those in the exercise group also scored significantly better than controls on measures of fatigue. No ...

University Hospital Southampton is leading a study where researchers will see if a diagnostic tampon can help spot the early ...

For the first time after years of frustrating failures, a rigorous study has found that a blood test for ovarian cancer can save lives, scientists running the largest-ever such trial reported on ...

Should I ask my doctor for a CA 125 blood test to screen for ovarian cancer? The cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) blood test isn't recommended for women with an average risk of ovarian cancer. While women ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS) is an effective treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Many women treated with NACT do not undergo IDS, and ...

Are there any new ways to detect ovarian cancer? Each year I ask for an internal pelvic exam and a CA-125 test. My mom died from breast cancer and my sister from ovarian cancer. Do you have any ...

Current treatment guidelines recommend using cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) as a diagnostic marker for ovarian cancer recurrence, but a recent study suggests CA-125 has poor concordance with progressive ...

Ovarian cancer is often referred to as the “silent killer” because its symptoms can be subtle and easily mistaken for common digestive or menstrual issues. However, for Black women, the silence ...

(HealthDay News) – For women with ovarian cancer, metformin use is associated with significantly improved survival, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Cancer. To examine the association ...

The likelihood of having an elevated CA-125 level at ovarian cancer diagnosis was lower for American Indian, Asian, or Black patients versus White patients. HealthDay News — Black and American Indian ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is the preferred treatment option for women with advanced ovarian and related cancers if it is unlikely that primary cytoreductive surgery (PCS) can reduce disease to less ...