Ovarian cancer screening in the general population

During the last year, population screening trials from the USA and Japan ha ve reported on the effectiveness of transvaginal ultrasound screening in th e early detection of ovarian cancer, Although the data are not from randomi zed trials, it is consistent with an impact of screening on mortality. A ra ndomized control trial to definitively answer this question is now underway in the UK. This study also addresses the issues of target population, comp liance, health economics and physical and psychological morbidity of screen ing. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol 13:61-64. (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilk ins.