A common blood test for ovarian cancer is more likely to fall short for Black and Native American women
A common blood test for ovarian cancer is more likely to fall short for Black and Native American women, according to a new ...
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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CA-125 Levels Vary by Patient Race at Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
Black and American Indian patients are less likely to have elevated cancer antigen (CA)-125 levels at ovarian cancer ...
Ovarian cancer test may not work on some Black, Native American patients
A new study focusing on the common CA-125 blood test found that some patients were 23 percent less likely to show elevated cancer antigen levels at diagnosis.
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Ovarian Cancer Test May Miss Black and Native American Patients
Researchers found that Black and Native American patients were 23% less likely to have high levels of CA-125 when diagnosed with ovarian cancer compared to white patients. That means the test may miss ...
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CA-125 Shows Less Accuracy in Black and American Indian Patients with Ovarian Cancer
Researchers examined CA-125 levels at diagnosis, defining them as elevated/borderline or negative/normal in 250,749 patients ...
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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 ...
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Cancer antigen 125 levels at time of ovarian cancer diagnosis by race and ethnicity
In this cohort study of patients with ovarian cancer, American Indian and Black patients were 23% less likely to have an elevated cancer antigen (CA)-125 level at diagnosis. Current CA-125 thresholds ...