Clinic offering pioneering test.A PIONEERING screening test for ovarian cancer ovarian cancer Malignant tumour of the ovaries. Risk factors include early age of first menstruation (before age 12), late onset of menopause (after age 52), absence of pregnancy, presence of specific genetic mutations, use of fertility drugs, and personal history of breast is being offered by a Cardiff health clinic. The test, currently unavailable on the NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service and being tested across the UK, is being offered by the Natural Health and Fertility Clinic Fertility clinics are staffed medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. in Whitchurch. The clinic is staging an ovarian cancer screening open clinic on Saturday, March 28. Women are being invited to book appointments or simply turn up on the day for a blood test and ultra sound scan. Dr Arianna D'Angelo of the clinic and a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, said: "Early detection of ovarian cancer is the key to survival. We hope that women with any concerns will take the opportunity to come along to the open clinic to have the screening. Each consultation lasts for 20 minutes and during that time there will be a scan with results available on that day and a blood test result a couple of days later." Call 029 202062 4344 or e-mail reception@nhfc.co.uk |
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