Open AccessScreening for Ovarian Cancer
Author(s) -
US Preventive Services Task Force,
David C. Grossman,
Susan J. Curry,
Douglas K Owens,
Michael J. Barry,
Karina W. Davidson,
Chyke A. Doubeni,
John W. Epling,
Alex R. Kemper,
Alex H. Krist,
Ann Kurth,
C. Seth Landefeld,
Carol M. Mangione,
Maureen G. Phipps,
Michael Silverstein,
Melissa A. Simon,
ChienWen Tseng
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2017.21926
Subject(s) - medicine , ovarian cancer , cancer , gynecology , asymptomatic , oncology
With approximately 14 000 deaths per year, ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death among US women and the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer. More than 95% of ovarian cancer deaths occur among women 45 years and older.
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