The value of the serum tumour marker CA 125 to date has been in the monitoring of ovarian cancer patients for response to therapy and for recurrence of disease. However, despite the availability of ...

CA-125 as a tumour progression criterion in relapsing ovarian cancer (ROC) trials remains controversial. CALYPSO is a large randomised trial incorporating CA-125 (GCIG criteria) and symptomatic ...

Should I ask my doctor for a CA 125 blood test to screen for ovarian cancer? The cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) blood test isn't recommended for women with an average risk of ovarian cancer. While women ...

The accuracy of the cancer antigen (CA)–125 test in predicting ovarian cancer varies by ethnicity, primarily due to factors like age and comorbidities rather than ethnicity itself. General ...

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS) is an effective treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Many women treated with NACT do not undergo IDS, and ...

In what doctors in Los Angeles are calling a "medical miracle," a mother gave birth to a baby boy shortly after discovering ...

A major Chinese clinical study on ovarian cancer has been published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, one of the world's highest-impact medical journal, marking a first for a Chinese ...

For the first time after years of frustrating failures, a rigorous study has found that a blood test for ovarian cancer can save lives, scientists running the largest-ever such trial reported on ...

(HealthDay News) – For women with ovarian cancer, metformin use is associated with significantly improved survival, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Cancer. To examine the association ...

Are there any new ways to detect ovarian cancer? Each year I ask for an internal pelvic exam and a CA-125 test. My mom died from breast cancer and my sister from ovarian cancer. Do you have any ...

Women with ovarian cancer exceeded the study goal of 150 minutes of brisk walking per week. Those in the exercise group also scored significantly better than controls on measures of fatigue. No ...