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Can frequency and severity of symptoms predict the presence of ovarian cancer?

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The synopsis was written by Lisa Hutchinson, Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Fellow in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Oklahoma, HSC,

    Kathleen N Moore

  2. Chief of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Oklahoma, HSC,

    Joan L Walker

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Moore, K., Walker, J. Can frequency and severity of symptoms predict the presence of ovarian cancer?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 1, 72–73 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0040

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