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Re: Screening for Ovarian Cancer From: R. Daniel Braun, M.D. (rbraun@iunet.iupui.edu) Mon Mar 30 13:33:49 1998 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: R. Daniel Braun, M.D.: "Re: GYN: Pelvic Mass (long--good case)" Previous message: John Robertson M.D.: "Re: Fw: A lesson in humility? (funny)" Maybe in reply to: Dr Ian Sibley-Calder: "Screening for Ovarian Cancer" Do you have studies showing this to be effective? In the 80's, Nicolaides (I think) studied a large number of asymptomatic women and found that annual US was very good at picking up non malignant cysts of the ovaries without helping find carcinomas. If I remember correctly annual US lead to a 1 per 500 rate of Laparotomy for benign cysts. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Dr Ian Sibley-Calder <sibcald@aol.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <ob-gyn-l@talk.obgyn.net> Date: Saturday, March 28, 1998 10:19 AM Subject: Screening for Ovarian Cancer >I wonder if you can answer me a question. >I am a GP in Hornsea East Yorkshire. The practice has >undertaken >to screen its patients for ovarian cancer if they have had a >first degree relative that has suffered. >We arrange Ultrasound every two years. >Is this appropriate? >Is the time interval right? >Should we be doing anything else? >What about second generations ie granddaughter? >I have read some of the research about Ca 125, but >I would like to know what is really practical and cost efective. >Many thanks >Ian Sibley-Calder >GP Hornsea > Next message: R. Daniel Braun, M.D.: "Re: GYN: Pelvic Mass (long--good case)" Previous message: John Robertson M.D.: "Re: Fw: A lesson in humility? (funny)" Maybe in reply to: Dr Ian Sibley-Calder: "Screening for Ovarian Cancer"

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