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Tampons could help early ovarian cancer diagnosis
The Violet study recruits 250 women to test a tampon detecting early ovarian cancer through vaginal fluid, aiming to improve cure rates by identifying tumors sooner.
- A new medical tampon may be able to detect the earliest signs of ovarian cancer by identifying biological signals in vaginal fluid.
- The trial will involve 250 women, including patients already diagnosed with ovarian cancer and women with the BRCA gene mutation.
- Consultant David Constable-Phelps said the tampon "would be a complete game-changer for women with ovarian cancer" if it worked.
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It is done by analyzing biological signals in vaginal fluid.
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Great Yorkshire RadioMedical tampon could detect early signs of ovarian cancer
A trial of the new device, described as a potential "game-changer" for the disease, is to be carried out by researchers in Southampton. Around 7,600 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year.
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