UK NICE · January 05, 2026

New age-based blood test thresholds recommended by NICE for earlier ovarian cancer diagnosis

Original title: New age-based blood test thresholds recommended by NICE will help GPs catch ovarian cancer earlier

NICE recommends replacing one-size-fits-all blood test thresholds with personalised, age-based criteria to improve early ovarian cancer detection in primary care.

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More women with ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlier under proposed new NICE guidance that replaces a one-size-fits-all blood test threshold with personalised, age-based criteria.

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