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Treatment based on rising CA125 blood levels does not improve survival for recurrent ovarian cancer

2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

29 May - 2 Jun 2009

Published: 3 Jul 2009

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Dr Gordon Rustin - Mount Vernon Cancer Center, UK

Gordon Rustin, MD, Mount Vernon Cancer Center, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, speaking at ASCO 2009: Treatment Based on Rising CA125 Blood Levels Does Not Improve Survival for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer, Compared to Waiting for Symptoms to Arise: European researchers report that starting treatment early for an ovarian cancer relapse based on CA125 blood levels alone does not improve overall survival, compared with delaying treatment until symptoms arise.

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