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A study looking at ovarian cancer screening for women at high risk - The United Kingdom Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Study (UK FOCSS)

Overview

Cancer types:

Breast cancer, Ovarian cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

This study looked at screening women who are at a high risk of developing ovarian cancer. This may be because they have a family history of ovarian cancer or breast cancer, or both. Or they (or a family member) have a genetic change known to increase the risk of ovarian cancer, such as BRCA 1 or BRCA 2. This trial was supported by Cancer Research UK.

Recruitment start: 6 May 2002

Recruitment end: 15 May 2012

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Ian Jacobs

Supported by

Cancer Research UK

NHS Research and Development

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The Eve Appeal

Other information

This is Cancer Research UK trial number CRUK/00/005.

Last reviewed: 20 November 2017

CRUK internal database number: 1083

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