Context Screening for ovarian cancer with cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) and transvaginal
ultrasound has an unknown effect on mortality. Objective To evaluate the effect of screening for …

OBJECTIVE: To test whether annual screening with transvaginal ultrasonography and CA
125 reduces ovarian cancer mortality. METHODS: Data from the first four annual screens, …

PURPOSE Multiple cancer screening tests have been advocated for the general population;
however, clinicians and patients are not always well-informed of screening burdens. We …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the epidemiology of CA-125 in women without ovarian cancer.
METHODS: We analyzed demographic, medical and lifestyle characteristics related to CA-125…

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether CA-125 velocity is a statistically significant predictor of
ovarian cancer and develop a classification rule to screen for ovarian cancer. METHODS: In …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the risk of ovarian malignancy among asymptomatic women with
abnormal transvaginal ultrasound scans or CA 125 and to provide guidance to physicians …

The goal of screening programmes for cancer is early detection and treatment with a consequent
reduction in mortality from the disease. Screening programmes need to assess the true …

The goal of screening tests for a chronic disease such as cancer is early detection and
treatment with a consequent reduction in mortality from the disease. Screening tests, however, …

Early detection of cancer by screening advances the date of diagnosis, but may or may not
alter time to death. Screening programme need to assess the true benefit of screening, that is, …

In studying the relationship between the size of primary cancers and the occurrence of
metastases, two quantities are of prime importance. The first is the distribution of tumor size at the …