Assessing the rates of false-positive ovarian cancer screenings and surgical interventions associated with screening tools: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Early detection of ovarian cancer can improve patient outcomes; however, screening tests can yield false-positive results, leading to unnecessary surgical interventions. This systematic review explores the prevalence of false-positive ovarian cancer screenings and subsequent unnecessary surgical interventions.

Methods and analysis

Five databases were searched in March 2023 and again in March 2024, encompassing primary literature published between 2003 and 2024. Data collection focused on studies reporting the number of surgical interventions resulting from a false-positive screening result. Studies were categorized by patient risk (average vs high). Studies lacking screening or surgical intervention data, those in which the screening did not directly influence surg

SUBMITTER: Silverwood SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11261692 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature