Screening Doesn’t Reduce Ovarian Cancer Deaths

Bad news from a new cancer study: Not only does ovarian cancer screening not reduce the number of deaths from the disease—it also leads to unnecessary treatment for false positives. The 16-year study of 78,000 women found that doctors “were unable to detect ovarian cancers any earlier” in…

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Screening Doesn’t Reduce Ovarian Cancer Deaths

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