The researcher who is developing a better test to detect ovarian cancer
using a jellyfish gene is Tandra Chaudhuri, Ph.D., associate professor
of radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. An article
about this research appeared in Family Circle, 5/21/02, titled Medical
Breakthroughs That Can Save Your Life (p. 69). Another new detection
technique, also reported in this article, looks at patterns of proteins
in the patient's blood. It requires a simple finger stick test.
Hopefully, one or both of these tests will replace the CA-125, which is
very inaccurate for premenopausal women.