I tend to agree with Tim, especially as the UK has a dubious record with most cancers.
I am probably teaching my grandmother how to suck eggs, but here is a reference regarding CA-125 in ovarian cancer
From: Bradbury Wayne (RNL) North Cumbria University Hospitals <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: CA-125
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Monday, 29 June, 2009, 11:13 AM
Is anybody else seeing a surge in requests from primary care for CA-125 on women
with “Abdominal bloating ?ovarian malignancy?”
I think this is related to an article in the BMJ on 4th June where a patient suggests her late
diagnosis of ovarian cancer could have been prevented if only her GP had asked for a CA-125.
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/338/jun04_2/b2072
I am declining these requests. Am I wrong?
Wayne Bradbury.
Mr WH Bradbury
Consultant Biochemist
Biochemistry Department
Cumberland Infirmary
CARLISLE
Cumbria
CA2 7HY
Tel: 01228 814521
Fax: 01228 814831
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