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Blood test for ovarian cancer misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study ...
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A common blood test for ovarian cancer is more likely to fall short for Black and Native American women
The blood test for CA-125, a commonly used marker for ovarian cancer, was never elevated for her, even when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 38. "All three times that I was diagnosed with ...
The Victoria Advocate8d
Ovarian Cancer Test May Miss Black and Native American Patients
The study, published in JAMA Network Open, looked at more than 200,000 women with ovarian cancer who took a test called CA-125. This test checks for a tumor marker in the blood that can be a sign ...
MedPage Today on MSN8d
Ovarian Cancer Blood Test Misses Some Black, Native American Patients
The cancer antigen (CA)-125 test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment ...
PBS8d
Ovarian cancer blood test misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds
The new study, supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute and published Thursday in JAMA Network Open, looked at a test called CA-125. The test measures a tumor marker in the blood ...