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Re: OvaCheck From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com) Thu Feb 26 16:08:03 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Decision favors girl hurt at birth" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Malpractice" In reply to: Dr. Ainsworth: "OvaCheck" ACOG is catching on - the timing was proactive instead of reactive. art At Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Dr. Ainsworth wrote: > >I was glad to see that ACOG came out with a position statement on this >before LabCorp starts agressively lobbying us to use this test and >marketing it to our patients. > >Position of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists >Committee on Gynecologic Practice Regarding OvaCheckTM >The Committee on Gynecologic Practice of the American College of >Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recognizes that tumor markers and >proteomics for the detection of ovarian cancer are undergoing >investigation and appear promising for screening. The Committee will >continue to review the literature regarding OvaCheckTM, a serum-based >test for ovarian cancer. At this time, however, it is the opinion of >the Committee that more research is needed to validate the test's >effectiveness before recommending it to the public. > >Currently, it appears that the best way to detect ovarian cancer is for >both the patient and the clinician to have a high index of suspicion of >the diagnosis in the symptomatic woman. This requires education of both >as to the symptoms commonly associated with ovarian cancer. The >Committee urges ACOG Fellows to review its Committee Opinion #280, "The >Role of the Generalist Obstetrician-Gynecologist in the Early Detection >of Ovarian Cancer," published jointly by ACOG and the Society of >Gynecologic Oncologists in December 2002. > >February 25, 2004 -- art fougner, md ich bin ein New Yorker Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: Decision favors girl hurt at birth" Previous message: art fougner, md: "Re: Malpractice" In reply to: Dr. Ainsworth: "OvaCheck"

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