"On top of this, getting a diagnosis quickly, whatever the stage of the cancer, is profoundly important to women and their families."The disease is hard to detect in its early stages due to its vague symptoms, such as constipation, bloating, feeling full quickly when eating and back pain.
Women aged 50-74 were enrolled in the trial between 2001 and 2005 and randomly allocated to one of three groups: no screening, vaginal ultrasound screening, and multimodal screening. Around 39% more early-stage cancers were detected through blood test screening, the researchers said, compared with the no-screening group.
Professor Usha Menon, of the Medical Research Council clinical trials unit at University College London and lead investigator of the trial, said:"We are disappointed as this is not the outcome we and everyone involved in the trial had hoped and worked for over so many years.
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