Ovarian cancer isn't silent - learn the early warning signs. Persistent bloating, pelvic pain, urinary symptoms revealed.

A New York Times story this week about tennis legend Chris Evert’s battle—twice—with ovarian cancer painted a simple and ...

Ovarian cancer is one of those. Ovarian cancer starts in the ovaries, which are two small glands located on either side of ...

CA-125 is a tumor marker found in high levels in about 50% of people with early-stage ovarian cancers. About 92% of people with advanced ovarian cancers have high CA-125 levels. A CA-125 blood ...

Most women have a low level of CA125 in their blood. It might be raised in women with some types of ovarian cancer. You may hear doctors calling CA125 a type of tumour marker. CA125 is not a ...

Dr Rodolfo Martín Díaz, Head of the Gynaecology Department at Quirónsalud Torrevieja Hospital, outlines the most common ...

This was the case for Nefa-Tari Moore, 45, a three time "thriver" of gynecological cancer. The blood test for CA-125, a commonly used marker for ovarian cancer, was never elevated for her ...

a novel population of myeloid cells abundant in ovarian cancer and critical for tumor angiogenesis. Surprisingly, St Croix et al. identified 46 genes, initially termed tumor endothelial markers ...

In their paper, "Cluster-Enhanced Nanopore Sensing of Ovarian Cancer Marker Peptides in Urine," the researchers describe using gold nanoparticles in conjunction with nanopore sensing to detect and ...

Blood test. Cancers sometimes release substances called tumor markers into the blood. Doctors can look for these markers to help diagnose ovarian germ cell tumors. CT, or computed tomography scan.

But ovarian cancer biopsies are invasive because they require a surgical procedure, cautions Jhaveri. This is why non-invasive testing, such as the CA125, is more ideal.

Finding ovarian cancer early can lead to better ... The test measures a tumor marker in the blood, and doctors use it to determine if a woman with a suspicious lump should be referred to a cancer ...