Women, Have you ever wondered if there's a blood test for Ovarian Cancer?

Question:

There is blood test available called a CA-125. The median age for Ovarian Cancer is 56. But it can show up at as young as 22. Ovarian cancer symptoms are silent but may be enlarged abdomen , diarrhea/ constipation like irratable bowel syndrome. Ask you doctor to order this test for you and take charge of your health. Call you insurance company and ask them to pay for this test. If your GP orders it , it is $25 or if your GYN $125. Men have PSA test for Prostate cancer yearly, so women need this test yearly also. Send this message on to the women you love and friends. You may save their lives..

Answers:
If it was only that simple! This is one of those common 'rumors' circulated around the Internet via email. It's a half truth.

This blood test, CA-125, is not good as a diagnostic tool because it can also detect menstruation, pregnancy, and endometriosis. Thus the real potential for false positive readings since all young women menstrate.

This tool can be used in combination with other diagnostics and it can be used to monitor a patient who already has cancer. If you monitor a cancer patient you can test to see if the levels are rising which might indicate a relapse or reoccurence. While if the levels decreased it would mean that treatment was working. That's the best use for CA-125 at the moment.

Always check this type of information to see if it is an Internet myth, especially if received by email.

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/c...

American Cancer Society: Email Hoax CA-125 Tests for Ovarian Cancer
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/med/conten...

The tests are usually very difficult to pass.
There is no study guide and the math questions are much too hard.

this has been available for years.but only shows up when the cancer is present it cannot be used to see if you will get it and like all hormone based tests it can be influenced by other factors so are not always accurate.

Women, Have you ever wondered if there's a blood test for Ovarian Cancer?

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