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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the part of Europe where I’m from, yearly pelvic ultrasounds for women over 40 are recommended/ commonplace. Ultrasounds are a low to no risk scan and can spot cancers early. They are not foolproof - but while uterine and ovarian cancers are not common enough in women under 60 to justify universal screening - they do happen and can be silent and deadly. There’s really no contraindication for having a yearly ultrasound especially if you’ve had ivf, pcos or tamoxifen. I’m surprised at posters who are annoyed at the suggestion. [/quote]

https://www.acog.org/practice-management/patient-safety-and-quality/partnerships/choosing-wisely

"In population studies, there is only fair evidence that screening of asymptomatic women with serum CA-125 level and/or transvaginal ultrasound can detect ovarian cancer at an earlier stage than it can be detected in the absence of screening. Because of the low prevalence of ovarian cancer and the invasive nature of the interventions required after a positive screening test, the potential harms of screening outweigh the potential benefits"

It is also noted that the majority of positive screenings from ultrasounds are false positives..

I know more people who have died from ovarian or uterine cancer than any other cancer. Both asymptomatic till late stages. Idk why ppl assume these cancers are rare

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Then you know an odd group of people. Ovarian and uterine cancers kill a much lower number is people than, say, breast cancer, every year. [/quote]

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