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The search for meaning—Symptoms and transvaginal sonography screening for ovarian cancer†

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  1. Ilana Cass MD*

Article first published online: 13 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24403

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 16, pages 3606–3608, 15 August 2009

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Cass, I. (2009), The search for meaning—Symptoms and transvaginal sonography screening for ovarian cancer. Cancer, 115: 3606–3608. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24403

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  1. Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

*Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Suite 160W, Los Angeles, CA 90048

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    See referenced original article on pages 3689-98, this issue.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 3 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 13 JUL 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 14 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Received: 12 JAN 2009

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The use of a symptoms index to screen for ovarian cancer did not significantly improve the earlier detection of ovarian cancer compared with transvaginal ultrasound in the study cohort described by Pavlik and colleagues. Despite limitations in the design of this study, further research to define an optimal symptoms index which can be incorporated into ovarian cancer screening programs is warranted.

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