Clinical Guideline: Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Recommendations and Rationale

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Position Papers15 July 1994Clinical Guideline: Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Recommendations and RationaleAmerican College of Physicians.American College of Physicians.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-121-2-199407150-00011 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The numbers in square brackets correspond to numbered paragraphs in the review article “Screening for Ovarian Cancer” (see pages 124-132), which support statements made here.—The EditorCommon epithelial tumors account for 90% of ovarian cancers. These tumors derive from the visceral peritoneum of the ovary and from remnants of Mullerian epithelium outside the ovary.More than 20 000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer annually and more than 12 000 die from the disease, making ovarian cancer the most frequent cause of death from gynecologic malignancy.Risk factors for ovarian cancer include age, a family history of ovarian cancer, and ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: This guideline was authored by Karen J. Carlson, MD, Steven J. Skates, PhD, and Daniel E. Singer, MD, and was developed for the Health and Public Policy Committee by the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee: Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD, Chair; John R. Feussner, MD; Gerald R. Kerby, MD; Francis J. Klocke, MD; Keith I. Marton, MD; Alvin I. Mushlin, MD; Valerie Anne Palda, MD; and George E. Thibault, MD. Members of the Health and Public Policy Committee were: Gerald E. Thomson, MD, Chair;Charles E. Harrison, Jr., MD, Vice-Chair; Whitney Addington, MD; Robert A. Berenson, MD; Christine K. Cassel, MD; Nancy E. Gary, MD; Sheldon Greenfield, MD; David J. Gullen, MD; L. Julian Haywood, MD; Ana Maria Lopez, MD; Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD; Mack V. Traynor, Jr., MD; and James R. Webster, Jr., MD. The guideline was approved by the Board of Regents on 21 November 1993.Corresponding Author: Linda Johnson White, Director, Department of Scientific Policy, American College of Physicians, Independence Mall West, Sixth Street at Race, Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byClinical Use of Cancer Biomarkers in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Updated Guidelines From the European Group on Tumor MarkersTumour Markers and Kidney Function: A Systematic ReviewIl carcinoma ovarico: nuove acquisizioni sulla patogenesi e nella diagnostica di laboratorioDo New Guidelines and Technology Make the Routine Pelvic Examination Obsolete?National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines for Use of Tumor Markers in Testicular, Prostate, Colorectal, Breast, and Ovarian CancersRelevant Diseases and Therapeutic OptionsUpdate in Women's HealthCarolyn Crandall, MD, MS and Janet P. Pregler, MDHereditary Cancer Predisposition SyndromesScreening Postmenopausal Women for Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic ReviewPublishing web-based guidelines using interactive decision modelsHow CA 125 is used in routine clinical practiceDesign and Pilot Evaluation of a System to Develop Computer-based Site-specific Practice Guidelines from Decision ModelsDistributed Decision Support Using a Web-based InterfaceRecommendations for medical management of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: The French National Ad Hoc CommitteeA Normative Analytic Framework for Development of Practice Guidelines for Specific Clinical PopulationsSerum CA-125 Screening for Ovarian Cancer in Patients with DermatomyositisScreening for CancerThe Status of Ultrasound and Color Doppler Imaging for the Early Detection of Ovarian CarcinomaEarly detection of familial ovarian cancerSCREENING AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF GYNECOLOGIC CANCERSOvarian cancer screening. The role of ultrasound in early detection 15 July 1994Volume 121, Issue 2Page: 141-142KeywordsCancer screeningHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerOral contraceptive therapyOvarian cancerOvariesPeritoneumPregnancyRadioimmunoassaysScreening guidelinesUltrasound imaging ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 15 July 1994 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1994 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...