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Researchers make progress on early detection of ovarian cancer

Dec. 30, 2009
Scientists have found that certain 'biomarkers' show up in blood tests years before symptoms appear, but their predictive ability doesn't occur until later, when the cancer has probably advanced. Researchers have taken a small but potentially significant step toward early detection of ovarian...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler