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• A substance that may be found in high amounts in the blood of patients with certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer. CA-125 levels may also help monitor how well cancer treatments are working or if cancer has come back. Also called cancer antigen 125.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  CA-125. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ca-125.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  CA-125. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ca-125 (accessed: March 20, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "CA-125." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 20 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/ca-125.

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