When ovarian cancer is
discovered early, women can be cured with existing
treatment methods. However, as the disease progresses, survival rates
drop sharply. Therefore, ovarian cancer is a curable
cancer but must be detected early to achieve extended
survival. An early detection trial which offers
free
annual screening by transvaginal
sonography (TVS) is the
main focus of the Ovarian Cancer Screening Research Program
located in Lexington, Kentucky. Over 34,500 participants have received
more than 180,000 free TVS screens in this program which delivers over
1000 screens a month. TVS detects virtually all small ovarian cancers
and preliminary results indicate that it reduces
ovarian cancer deaths in the group screened. We have included a short
informational video below and and links to the left to offer further
information about the work of the program and receiving free
screenings.