McIntosh MW

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2004-2011
2011
Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·doi:10.1093/jnci/djr359

In screening for epithelial ovarian cancer, unnecessary surgery can be reduced by limiting use of transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) to women with increasing CA125 serum levels. Replacing or augmenting TVU with measurement of a serum marker spec…

2011
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027574

Chronic pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the pancreas. The etiology is multi-fold, but all lead to progressive scarring and loss of pancreatic function. Early diagnosis is difficult; and the understanding of the molecular …

2004
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2004.07.039

ObjectivesThe serum tumor marker CA 125 is elevated in most clinically advanced ovarian carcinomas. Because these elevations may precede clinical detection by a year or more, CA 125 is potentially useful for early detection as part of an ov…