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Ovarian germ cell tumor screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

Overview

According to the US preventive services task force, screening for ovarian cancer is not recommended in asymptomatic women.

Screening

Screening

According to the US preventive services task force, screening for ovarian cancer is not recommended in asymptomatic women.[1]

References

References

  1. Grossman, David C.; Curry, Susan J.; Owens, Douglas K.; Barry, Michael J.; Davidson, Karina W.; Doubeni, Chyke A.; Epling, John W.; Kemper, Alex R.; Krist, Alex H.; Kurth, Ann E.; Landefeld, C. Seth; Mangione, Carol M.; Phipps, Maureen G.; Silverstein, Michael; Simon, Melissa A.; Tseng, Chien-Wen (2018). “Screening for Ovarian Cancer”. JAMA. 319 (6): 588. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.21926. ISSN 0098-7484.

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