Sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound screening for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women: a case-control study within the UKCTOCS cohort

Jacobs, Ian; Gentry‐Maharaj, Aleksandra; Burnell, Matthew; Manchanda, Ranjit; Singh, Naveena; Sharma, Aarti; Ryan, Andy; W. Seif, Mourad; N. Amso, Nazar; Turner, Gillian; Brunell, C.; Fletcher, G.; Rangar, R.; Ford, Kathy; Godfrey, Keith; Lopes, Alberto; Oram, David; Herod, Jonathan; Williamson, Karin; Scott, Ian; J. Jenkins, Howard; Mould, Tim; Woolas, Robert; Murdoch, John; Dobbs, Stephen; Leeson, Simon; Cruickshank, Derek; J. Skates, Steven; Fallowfield, Lesley; Parmar, Mahesh; Campbell, Stuart; Menon, Usha

doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(10)70268-0

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Sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound screening for endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women: a case-control study within the UKCTOCS cohort

Published in The Lancet Oncology • Dec 12, 2010

Authors:

Ian Jacobs

Aleksandra Gentry‐Maharaj

Matthew Burnell

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The increase in the worldwide incidence of endometrial cancer relates to rising obesity, falling fertility, and the ageing of the population. Transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) is a possible screening test, but there have been no large-scale studies. We report the performance of TVS screening...

Subject

Medicine

Endometrial cancer

Gynecology

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