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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Ovarian Cancer: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: February 2018

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup, Access to Health Services Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against ovarian cancer screening for women in the general population. This recommendation applies to women without a family history of breast or ovarian cancer and to women who don’t have symptoms.

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the overall cancer death rate — C‑01
Improving
Increase the proportion of females at increased risk who get genetic counseling for breast and/or ovarian cancer — C‑D01
Developmental
Increase the proportion of adults who get recommended evidence-based preventive health care — AHS‑08
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2018). Ovarian Cancer: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening