31. A routine annual Pap smear detects cervical cancer, not ovarian cancer. 32. A little less than half of the new research dollars would go the National Institutes of Health for study of such medical problems as ovarian cancer. 33. A Pap smear does not detect ovarian cancer. 34. A sales representative of Eli Lilly and Co. contacted the office of a local physician who treats ovarian cancer. 35. A test for breast and ovarian cancer has been another flash point. 36. A straight play about a John Donne scholar dying of ovarian cancer could be unwatchable. 37. A study published last year by Dr. Barker and his colleagues hinted of a possible link between intrauterine hormonal or nutritional factors and the risk of developing ovarian cancer. 38. Abdominal ultrasound is recommended for women whose mothers had ovarian cancer, a silent killer. 39. Additional work is needed to see if the protein also is over-expressed by the three other forms of ovarian cancer, Mok says. 40. Additional genetic tests would guide treatment of breast and ovarian cancer. |
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