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Re: Tests for ovarian cancer From: Kelly Shanahan, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sat, 30 Sep 2000 01:02:21 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: Cervical polyps- few more questions" Previous message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: Fibroids...again.." In reply to: dahlia: "Tests for ovarian cancer" Next in thread: R. Daniel Braun, MD: "Re: Tests for ovarian cancer" At Fri, 29 Sep 2000, dahlia wrote: > >Is the new blood test for ovarian cancer more sensitive than the >intravaginal ultrasound. Does it diagnose early enough to affect >outcome, which I understand that the ultrasound does not. Didn't Dr Braun just answer this question??? LPA is a new test that looks promising, but more data (in terms of long term and numbers of women studied) is needed. The whole premise is that it may detect cancer earlier than our current methods. -- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA This information is for educational purposes only and does not construe a doctor-patient relationship. It does not replace the need for you to consult your own doctor. ***private e-mails will be deleted without reading. Please respect my family time Next message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: Cervical polyps- few more questions" Previous message: Kelly Shanahan, MD: "Re: Fibroids...again.." In reply to: dahlia: "Tests for ovarian cancer" Next in thread: R. Daniel Braun, MD: "Re: Tests for ovarian cancer"

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