«There is currently no national screening programme
for ovarian cancer, as research to date has been unable to provide enough evidence that any one method would improve
early detection of tumours.
Longer term, they want to quickly diagnose additional
cancer types, including
ovarian and pancreatic
cancers, which are fast - spreading and require
early detection for a patient to survive, says Goda, who was recently appointed as a chemistry professor at the University
of Tokyo but will continue his research with U.C.L.A..
«Based on a better understanding
of its origins, our study suggests new strategies
for the prevention and
early detection of ovarian cancer,» senior study author Douglas A. Levine, MD, director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Perlmutter Cancer Center and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU School of Medicine, tells Med
cancer,» senior study author Douglas A. Levine, MD, director
of the Division
of Gynecologic Oncology at Perlmutter
Cancer Center and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU School of Medicine, tells Med
Cancer Center and professor
of obstetrics and gynecology at NYU School
of Medicine, tells Medscape.