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aussie59
aussie59 Member Posts: 48
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Researchers develop test for ovarian cancer
Posted 8 hours 7 minutes ago

Medical researchers say they have developed one of the first early detection tests for ovarian cancer.

Most women suffering from ovarian cancer only learn of their condition when the cancer is in its advanced stages.

Professor Greg Rice from the Women's Cancer Foundation says the test has about a 94 per cent accuracy rate.

However he says it must be at least 99 per cent accurate to attract government subsidies.

Professor Rice says the test measures five blood components.

"It's a different type of blood test - it measures five substances in blood, and has a better diagnostic accuracy, particularly for early stage ovarian cancer," he said.

"It will probably be in the range of $100 to $200, so yes that's pricey, in one sense.

"If it identifies that you are at risk of ovarian cancer, is it costly? No."

The test will be available within six months.
I feel that this is a tremendous breakthrough in helping to eliminate advanced ovarian cancer. Irene

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  • floridajo
    floridajo Member Posts: 480
    #2
    Irene,
    This is great news. It might be to late for us,but what great news for the over 22,000 ladies that are newly dx each year!!!(((hugz)))~~Joanne
  • saundra
    saundra Member Posts: 1,370 Member
    #3
    Great news for the ones to come. Is this in Australia? 94% sounds like a good rate to me. Birth control was less that that in accuracy.
    Thanks. Saundra
  • aussie59
    aussie59 Member Posts: 48
    #4
    Saundra, The ABC last night said it was an Australian first but I do not believe that this is correct because if you go to teal talk (news) they have a similar test there. Joanne I believe our turn is coming I have kept in contacted Prima Biomed Ltd in Aust and they have now moved from Melbourne to Sydney. The Company is restructuring and may have attracted a strong financial backer in the form of a large mining co hopefully this will speed up their research and make their c-vac vaccine for ovarian available a lot sooner. They conducted a very small trial a few years ago and obtained very good results with the c-vac. There are so many dedicated scientist world wide our turn will come. Irene
  • mopar
    mopar Member Posts: 1,972 Member
    #5
    Thank you so much for the valuable info. It sometimes takes far too long to hear promising news such as this. What a miracle it would be. If it is all that we hope it will be, I pray it becomes available quickly, and that it will be available to women all over the world.
    (((HUGS)))!
    Monika

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