abstract: Reducing Time to Diagnosis Does Not Improve Outcomes for Women With Symptomatic Ovarian Cancer: A Report From the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group

Abstract

Purpose To determine if time to diagnosis is associated with stage of disease at diagnosis or survival among women with symptomatic ovarian cancer..........

Conclusion The results of this study suggest that, once ovarian cancer is symptomatic, reducing the time to diagnosis would not greatly alter stage of disease at diagnosis or survival.