Population screening and early detection of ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women: Opinion

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 448-450

  Nelson, Anne E ^a   Francis, Jane E ^a   Zorbas, Helen ^a  

^a National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Ovarian cancer; Population screening

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; OVARY CANCER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

CA-125 ANTIGEN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349533127     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01064.x     Document Type: Note

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