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Screening strategies for ovarian cancer.
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology - 1 Feb 1998
Collins W P, Bourne T H, Campbell S
Abstract excerpt
Alternative procedures have been proposed for the detection of early ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women. Transvaginal ultrasonography, with or without colour Doppler imaging and intra-tumoural blood flow analysis, is used as the definitive technique in all current screening programmes. Target populations for clinical trials are recruited on the basis of risk factors for the disease (e.g. age or postmenopausal...
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