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Ovarian Cancer Research

Principal Investigator
Name
Amanda Brooks
Degrees
Ph.D.
Institution
Rocky Vista University
Position Title
Vice Provost of Research and Scholarly Activity
Email
About this CDAS Project
Study
PLCO (Learn more about this study)
Project ID
PLCO-1585
Initial CDAS Request Approval
Jun 7, 2024
Title
Ovarian Cancer Research
Summary
Looking to find trends in Ovarian Cancer screening and the outcomes for time of diagnosis and if there is a socioeconomic and financial component to it. According to ACS African American women have a worse 5 year prognosis than any other ethnicity, but the prevalence is much lower. CA-125 for general screening is not specific or accurate, and would like to see the performance of the other markers indicated.
Aims

- Find trends in the outcome, time of diagnosis, and prognosis
- Find a genetic trend that may indicate a correlation with prevalence

Collaborators

Hamza Ahmad- Rocky Vista University
Samantha Boyle- Rocky Vista University