Ovarian cancer screening
Intervention1 paper1 finding
- Human trial1
Outcomes
1Ovarian cancer mortality
no changein humans1Low certainty
1 study
Ovarian cancer mortality
no changein humans1Low certainty
Ovarian cancer screening has no effect on ovarian cancer mortality in humans (8.6 vs 8.8 deaths/10,000 persons, p = 0.79).
Human trialthree consecutive negative screening results vs no screening5-yearfemalesn = 52,633
Consecutive Negative Screening Tests for Ovarian Cancer: A Reliable Basis for Reassurance of Low Ovarian Cancer Mortality Risk? · Journal of prevention (2022) · 23 Sep 2026
Funding
National Cancer Institute1 grant since 2025