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Review
. 2009 Nov 23;171(48):3505-9.

[Tumour markers in epithelial ovarian cancer]

[Article in Danish]
Morten H Sparholt  1 , Estrid Høgdall, Claus K Høgdall
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  • PMID: 19944049
Review

[Tumour markers in epithelial ovarian cancer]

[Article in Danish]
Morten H Sparholt et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

In October 2007, the Danish government and regions made an agreement comprising acute treatment of ovarian cancer (OC) patients. The acute OC-package includes the tumour marker cancer antigen 125 (CA125) as an essential factor. This marker is yet not optimal due to too low sensitivity/specificity. There is therefore a need for new or supplementary markers to improve the treatment. As the agreement will be influencing all diagnostic procedures, there is, furthermore, a need for information about OC and tumor markers. In this article we review the literature and illustrate future challenges and opportunities in OC marker diagnostics.

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