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Large-Scale Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening Fails to Reduce Deaths – DocWire News
A large-scale UK trial of ovarian cancer screening was unable to reduce deaths from the disease, according to a study published in The Lancet. In this
A large-scale UK trial of ovarian cancer screening was unable to reduce deaths from the disease, according to a study published in The Lancet.
In this study, researchers examined more than 200,000 women aged 50-74 who were randomly assigned to one of three groups: no screening, annual screening using an ultrasound scan, and annual multimodal screening involving a blood test followed by an ultrasound scan as a second line test. The population of interest were followed for an average of 16 years.
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