Screening Tool for Gynecologic Cancers Assessed.

Researchers have developed a test called PapSEEK that detects endometrial and ovarian cancers by analyzing DNA samples for mutations and aberrations in chromosome number. In a large, retrospective study, the test detected 81% of endometrial cancers and 33% of ovarian cancers with a low false-positive rate. ©2018 American Association for Cancer Research.