Ovarian cancer: Setback as major screening trial fails to save lives

Ovarian cancer: Setback as major screening trial fails to save lives A major trial to detect one of the most elusive and deadly cancers - ovarian - has failed to save lives, after two decades of work.

The researchers, at University College London, said the results were a disappointment - and thanked the 200,000 people who participated.

The trial had looked promising, with annual blood tests detecting cases of ovarian cancer earlier.

But routine screening for the cancer is now a distant prospect. BBC News

See also: 

• Ovarian cancer population screening and mortality after long-term follow-up in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trial (open access) The Lancet