Ovarian Cancer Low Risk Study
Should women be screened for ovarian cancer?
We hope to answer this question with the Ovarian Cancer Low Risk Study. About 25,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. Most don’t have any symptoms until the disease is advanced. Currently, MD Anderson does not recommend routine screening for ovarian cancer.
Are there ovarian cancer screening tests available?
Currently, there are no effective tests to detect ovarian cancer at its earliest stages, but if ovarian cancer is found early, the chances of cure increase dramatically. MD Anderson researchers hope this study will result in more effective ovarian cancer screening methods.
What is the purpose of this study?
MD Anderson researchers are evaluating a blood (CA-125) test that may be helpful in the early detection of ovarian cancer in healthy, post-menopausal women.
Here's how it works.
We:
- conduct a telephone interview with you
- perform a blood test (annually or quarterly)
- request that you complete a medical history questionnaire
- perform a transvaginal ultrasound (for some, but not all participants)
Am I eligible?
You're eligible to participate if you:
- are between the ages of 50 and 74
- are post-menopausal (no period for one year or longer)
- have not received cancer treatment for at least 12 months
What are the benefits of participating?
Participants will:
- receive ovarian cancer screening tests at no cost
- contribute valuable information to medical research which may benefit future generations
How do I find out more or enroll?
Currently our study is available in Florida, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Texas. Participants will need to travel to one of these locations below for the blood test and transvaginal ultrasound if needed.
Please call or email one of the contacts below and ask how you can become a participant in the Low Risk Ovarian Study ID01-022.
Florida
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center/UMHC
1475 N.W. 12th Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
Contact: Luis Alonso Diaz, M.Sc.
ldiaz5@med.miami.edu
Office: 305-243-5825
Iowa
UnityPoint Health – Des Moines and John Stoddard Cancer Center
1415 Woodland Ave., Ste 218
Des Moines, IA 50309
Contact #1: K. Danielle Hahn, B.S.
kirstin.hahn@unitypoint.org
Office: 515-241-6757
Contact #2: Heather Banker, M.S.
heather.banker@unitypoint.org
Office: 515-241-6740
New Jersey
Carol G. Simon Cancer Center / Atlantic Health Morristown Memorial Hospital
100 Madison Ave.
Morristown, NJ 07960
Contact #1: Joana Achanfuo-Yeboah
Joana.Achanfuo-Yeboah@atlantichealth.org
Office: 973-886-7801
Contact #2: Jane Fischer, RN
Jane.Fischer@atlantichealth.org
Office: 908-461-6359
New York
URMC-Center for Community Health
46 Prince Street
Rochester, NY 14607
Contact #1: McKenzie McLaughlin
Mckenzie_Mclaughlin@urmc.rochester.edu
Office: 585-275-1561
Clinical Trials Office – Gyn Oncology
125 Lattimore Road
Rochester, NY 14620
Contact #2: Nichole Heins
Nichole_Heins@urmc.rochester.edu
Office: 585-275-6762
Clinical Trials Office – Gyn Oncology
125 Lattimore Road
Rochester, NY 14620
Oklahoma
Stephen Cancer Center/University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
800 N.E. 10th Street, Suite 5050
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Contact #1: Michelle A. Johnson
michelle-a-johnson@ouhsc.edu
Office: 405-271-8001 ext. 33524
Fax: 405-271-2968
Contact #2: Misty Walker, M.A.
misty-walker@ouhsc.edu
Office: 405-271-8001 ext. 48221
Fax: 405-271-2968
Rhode Island
Woman & Infants Hospital
45 Willard Ave.
Providence, RI 02905
Contact: Cindy Brizard
cbrizard@WIHRI.org
Office: 401-274-1122 x48190
Fax: 401-276-7805
Texas
Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
Dell Medical School
Medical Park Tower
1301 W. 38th Street, Suite 705
Austin, TX 78705
Contact #1: Ann Herrin
ann.herrin@austin.utexas.edu
Contact #2: Elizabeth Rose Davis, RN, BSN
elizabethr.davis@austin.utexas.edu
Dallas
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390
Contact: Isabel Villalobos, M.S.
Isabel.Villalobos@UTSouthwestern.edu
Office: 214-648-7010
Fax: 214-648-7024
Houston
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1400 Pressler St.
Unit 1439
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact: Alexis Perez, CMA
amperez@mdanderson.org
Office: 713-563-6728
OBGYN Medical Center (Women’s)
7900 Fannin St.
Suite 4508
Houston, TX 77054
Contact: Kristyn Grimes
KBGrimes@mdanderson.org
Direct: 832-846-0376
Appointments: 713-512-7919
San Antonio
UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
Mail Code 7836
San Antonio, TX 78229
Fax: 210-567-4958/210-567-3406
Contact #1: Marisa Fernandez, BSN, RN
fernandezm10@uthscsa.edu
Office: 210-450-8016
Contact #2: Susie Reyes, BSN, RN
reyessr@uthscsa.edu
Office: 210-450-5384
Contact #3: Melissa Schwab
schwabm1@uthscsa.edu
Office: 210-450-8817
Contact #4: Jessica Perry
perryj5@uthscsa.edu
Office: 210-567-4930
Who are the specialists involved in this study?
Karen H. Lu, M.D., is the study chair for the Low Risk Ovarian Cancer Study
Will my information be kept confidential?
All information that you provide, as well as your blood sample results, will be completely confidential. No one outside this study may have access to your information without your permission.