Age-based blood test thresholds will help GPs catch ovarian cancer earlier
More women with ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlier under proposed National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance that replaces a one-size-fits-all blood test threshold with personalised, age-based criteria. A draft update to the NICE guideline on suspected cancer proposes new thresholds for the CA125 blood test that reflect how ovarian cancer risk changes as women get older.