How Having a Stroke Saved This Woman’s Life – CBC

Read article - Quotes H. Gilbert Welch, professor of medicine and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, about new research examining how to detect ovarian cancer before it starts manifesting as stroke by experimenting with using a special Pap brush to sample fluid and test it for genetic mutations associated with the disease. Welch notes that it will take a decade to follow thousands of patients to find out whether screening for ovarian cancer with a liquid biopsy works. "This isn't ready for prime time," says Welch.