New guidelines for early detection of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer which is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in
women, is difficult to diagnose at its early stages, since most of the
common symptoms of this disease are non-specific. However, doctors
believe that a new set of guidelines issued recently, will help women
to detect ovarian cancer early, when it is still treatable.

This news clip http://cancernewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2007/07/new-guidelines-for-early-detection-of.html
from CBS News, explains how the new guidelines will help women and the
medical professionals to identify this disease at its early stages (I/
II)

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