Guidelines for CA-125 Requesting
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The best available marker for epithelial ovarian cancer is still considered to be CA-125 due to a combination of reliability and general availability. HE4 is more sensitive than specific than CA-125, however the former is not in routine use. NICE still therefore recommends CA-125 rather than HE4. CA-125 is used for the diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. αFP and βHCG are useful for identifying those who have tumours of germ cell origin.
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