A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment, a new study ...
Key Takeaways A common blood test may miss ovarian cancer in some racial groupsBlack and Native American women are more ...
Researchers examined CA-125 levels at diagnosis, defining them as elevated/borderline or negative/normal in 250,749 patients ...
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The cancer antigen (CA)-125 test may miss ovarian cancer in some Black and Native American patients, delaying their treatment ...
While mildly elevated serum CA-125 levels are frequently observed, levels exceeding 1,000 IU/mL are extremely rare, and concurrent elevation of other tumor markers, such as HE-4, may further ...