A Pap smear or Pap test is a screening test for cervical cancer. There’s currently no easy and reliable early screening test for ovarian cancer. A Pap smear or Pap test doesn’t help doctors ...

Clinical trials of a simple and accurate blood test to detect early-stage ovarian cancer – key to boosting survival rates – ...

An ultrasound can identify the size, type, and characteristics of a cyst. In some cases, blood tests like the CA-125 may be recommended to check for markers associated with ovarian cancer ...

In rare cases, an ovarian cyst may be cancerous (see Ovarian Cancer). Symptoms ... it involves one or both ovaries and your age. An ultrasound operation will generally determine the nature ...

A simple cyst classically appears as a ... Innovations in Breast Imaging: How Ultrasound Can Enhance the Early Detection of Breast Cancer. MedGenMed 1(2), 1999. [formerly published in Medscape ...

You can have the cyst monitored with an ultrasound scan to see if it has ... or if a person has other risk factors for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cysts often go away on their own but in some cases ...

In the ongoing battle against triple negative breast cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered a promising non-invasive ...

As the ovaries are close to the bladder, ovarian cancer can cause frequent urination, leaking, needing to pee with urgency, ...