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.
Translated title of the contribution | Tumour markers in epithelial ovarian cancer |
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Original language | Danish |
Journal | Ugeskrift for læger |
Volume | 171 |
Issue number | 48 |
Pages (from-to) | 3505-9 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Publication status | Published - 23 Nov 2009 |