Black and American Indian women with ovarian cancer were less likely to have elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) levels at ...

Rao GJ, Ravi BS, Cheriparambil KM, Pachter B, Pujol F. Abdominal Tuberculosis or Ovarian Carcinoma: Management Dilemma Associated With an Elevated CA-125 Level. MedGenMed 1(1) 1999.

Ovarian cancer affects over 22,000 women annually in the U.S., yet only 20% of cases are caught early. With no reliable ...

Terri Baker was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in September. Today, the cancer is undetectable. When Terri Baker ...

Black and American Indian patients are less likely to have elevated CA-125 levels compared with White patients.

The blood test for CA-125, a commonly used marker for ovarian cancer, was never elevated for her, even when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at 38. "All three times that I was diagnosed with ...

The likelihood of having an elevated CA-125 level at ovarian cancer diagnosis was lower for American Indian, Asian, or Black patients versus White patients. HealthDay News — Black and American ...

In view of the possibility that the ovarian mass was a carcinoma, however, the tumor markers CA-125 and CA-19-9 were also ordered, and a gynecological oncology consult requested. The gynecological ...