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Ovarian carcinoma screening in women at intermediate risk: impact on quality of life and need for invasive follow-up.

Cancer - 15 Jul 2005

Kauff Noah D, Hurley Karen E, Hensley Martee L, Robson Mark E, Lev Gali, Goldfrank Deborah, Castiel Mercedes, Brown Carol L, Ostroff Jamie S, Hann Lucy E, Offit Kenneth, Barakat Richard R

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BACKGROUND: Women with family histories suggestive of an increased risk of ovarian carcinoma who have not had a deleterious BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation identified are commonly suggested to consider ovarian carcinoma screening with transvaginal ultrasound and/or assessment of CA 125 levels. Limited information is available regarding the impact of this approach on either quality of life (QOL) or need for invasive...

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PMID: 15948173
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21148

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