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FDA Warns Ovarian Cancer Tests Not Reliable
FDA Warns Ovarian Cancer Tests Not Reliable
FDA Warns Ovarian Cancer Tests Not ReliableMay delay preventive therapies for high-risk women, spur unnecessary procedures in some without cancerWebMD News from HealthDayBy Robert PreidtHealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Screening tests for ovarian cancer are not reliable and should not be used, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns."Despite extensive research and published studies, there are currently no screening tests for ovarian cancer that are sensitive enough to reliably screen for ovarian cancer without a high number of inaccurate results," the agency said in its warning."However, over the years, numerous companies have marketed tests that claim to screen for and detect ovarian cancer," the FDA added.But these tests may lead to delays in effective preventive treatments for high-risk women who have no symptoms, or result in unnecessary medical tests and/or surgery for those who do not have the disease, the agency noted.
in addition forbes
How Can A Company Market An Ovarian Cancer Screening Test If The FDA Says Women Shouldn't Use It?
How Can A Company Market An Ovarian Cancer Screening Test If The FDA Says Women Shouldn't Use It?
by the same token on huffingtonpost
The Contraceptive Pill Has Lowered Ovarian Cancer Deaths Globally
The Contraceptive Pill Has Lowered Ovarian Cancer Deaths Globally
The pill lowers the risk of ovarian cancer, but it's not perfect.Worldwide, the rate of ovarian cancer deaths is declining as more women take the contraceptive pill, but it's more complicated than suggesting one eliminates the other.A global study, published in cancer journal the Annals of Oncology, found Australia's ovarian cancer death rate declined by 12 percent in a decade, while the decline was 16 percent in the U.S. and 8 percent in Canada.Researchers noted the declines matched the uptake of the contraceptive pill decades ago and in countries such as Spain, Italy and Greece, where oral contraceptive use started much later and was less widespread, the decline was not so pronounced.
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