OVARIAN CANCER: Diagnosis and Treatment -- CA-125
... same generation, same manufacturer, and same type of assay. How accurate is a CA-125 test for ovarian cancer? The CA-125 test only returns a true positive result for about 50% of Stage I ovarian cancer ...
- ovariancancer.jhmi.edu/ca125qa.cfm
OVARIAN CANCER WEB: Johns Hopkins Pathology
... challenges of living with cancer and how to make progress in the fight against ovarian cancer. read more CA 125: Get the Facts A helpful question and answer session about this test and how it can be ...
CA-125 Ovarian Cancer
... Month CA-125 Reduced ... of CA-125. Elevated levels of CA125 are often in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood of women with ovarian cancer. Overall ...
- www.directlabs.com/newsletter/CA-125Newsletter.php
About Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis
... are used to create a picture of the ovaries. CA-125 blood test: blood test which measures ... Sources: NCI, What You Need to Know About...Ovarian Cancer. NIH Publication No. 00-1561 http ...
- www.ovariancancer.org/content/1-4_diagnosis.htm
About Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis
... diagnostic tests that can be used to detect ovarian cancer. The three most common tools are: Vaginal-rectal pelvic exam Transvaginal ultrasound CA-125 blood test Because of the margin of error ...
- www.ovariancancer.org/content/1-4.html
Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Study
... the levels of a chemical in the body called CA-125 . The goals of screening are to detect ovarian cancer at an earlier point in its development, to reduce ...
- ovariancancer.gog199.cancer.gov
NOCC - Symptoms
... or tumor markers. The most common tumor marker is a blood test called the CA-125. ©2001-2004 National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. All rights reserved.
- www.ovarian.org/pages.asp?page=symptoms
NOCC - Detection
... blood test is used to measure the level of CA-125. Elevated levels of CA125 are often in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood of women with ovarian cancer. Overall, more than 80 percent of women ...
- www.ovarian.org/pages.asp?page=detection
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the CA-125 Test
... of its accuracy/inaccuracy? Slightly over 80 percent of women who have ovarian cancer will have an elevated CA-125 in the liquid portion of their blood (serum) at the time of diagnosis. (True positive ...
- www.monitor.net/ovarian/ca125.html
Screening: Ovarian Cancer
... The USPSTF found fair evidence that screening with serum CA-125 level or transvaginal ultrasound can detect ovarian cancer at an earlier stage than it can be detected in the absence of screening ...
- www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsovar.htm