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Ovarian cancer. an early detection test using a simple smear

Aggressive ovarian cancer is one of the most insidious. There are very few warning signs to detect it. Therefore, it is often diagnosed at a very advanced stage, when the cancer cells have already spread to other areas of the abdomen. Heavy treatment is then required with uncertain results. However, if treated early, this cancer is curable in 90% of cases. Hence the urgency of developing early detection tests. “We are talking about thousands of livesTatiana Popova, a researcher at the Curie Institute, claims. Every year in France, ovarian cancer affects 5,350 women and is responsible for 3,500 deaths, according to INCa. About 75% of them are very aggressive forms.

In recent years, several attempts have been made to identify biomarkers. In particular, we know that CA-125 protein is expressed in most ovarian cancer cells. However, since many women with cancer have levels that remain normal…

Source: Le Figaro

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