“Put bluntly, we had the name wrong, the staging wrong, and the diagnostic testing wrong. It is no wonder we have lost so many lives to this disease.” (Dr. Lucy Gilbert, director of gynecologic oncology at the McGill University Health Centre)
Read the entire article here ......
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/02/09/ovarian-cancer-fallopian-tubes.html?cmp=rss
Another quote from this article brings better news ...... "Based on the four-year research project called the Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Early (DOvE) study, the McGill centre is opening 12 satellite clinics in Montreal to make it easier for women who are experiencing symptoms to get tested."
On a personal note, I realize that there is nothing that can be done for mistakes of the past, but going forward, let's hope that this present theory is correct and that more lives will be saved. (Note: nothing in the article indicates that anyone can be referred to the clinic or just women in Quebec. I would assume, however, that the facility will be open to anyone with a doctor's referral).
Until next time .......
~B-Optimistic~
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