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Assessing Ovarian Cancer Risk When Considering Elective Oophorectomy at the Time of Hysterectomy
Researchers have developed an early phase risk assessment model to be used to evaluate a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer. The model still needs to be evaluated further, but … Continue reading
Interventions to prevent postoperative complications in women with ovarian cancer
Women with ovarian cancer often undergo multimodal treatment, which may cause physical complications and decrease quality of life. As a result, this article describes postoperative complications in women with suspected … Continue reading
Ovarian cancer spread missed when recommended staging biopsies not performed, UC Davis researchers find
UC Davis researchers have found that “[m]ore than a quarter of women with apparent early ovarian cancer do not receive the lymph node biopsies proven to improve patient survival”. Their … Continue reading
Many Cancer Patients Have Chronic Pain
A new study released shows that more than 40 percent of cancer patients have pain women and black have a higher risk of experiencing pain both cancer surgery and cancer treatment … Continue reading
Tubal ligation and the risk of ovarian cancer: review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND The reduction of ovarian cancer (OC) risk in women with a history of tubal ligation (TL) has been reported repeatedly, mostly on small populations. We have aimed to provide … Continue reading
New Strategies in Ovarian Cancer: Uptake and experience of women at high risk of ovarian cancer who are considering risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy
This paper reviews factors associated with uptake of risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy by women at increased hereditary risk for ovarian cancer, as well as quality of life issues following surgery. Forty one … Continue reading
Ovarian cancer care for the underserved: Are surgical patterns of care different in a public hospital setting?
BACKGROUND:: The New York City (NYC) public hospital system includes subspecialty care for gynecologic cancers, providing care to patients regardless of insurance status. The authors sought to determine the surgical … Continue reading
Removing Fallopian tubes during hysterectomies cuts ovarian cancer – B.C. study
In a dramatic development, B.C. scientists say that deaths from ovarian cancer could fall by as much as 50 per cent if women getting routine hysterectomies or tubal ligations have … Continue reading
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy vs. Primary Surgery for Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by interval debulking was not inferior to the standard therapy of primary surgery followed by chemotherapy. Standard therapy for advanced ovarian cancer consists of primary debulking surgery … Continue reading
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Association of Risk-Reducing Surgery in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers With Cancer Risk and Mortality
ABSTRACT Context Mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy are widely used by carriers of BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations to reduce their risks of breast and ovarian cancer. Objective To estimate risk and mortality … Continue reading
Cytoreductive surgery plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer
BACKGROUND: Most women with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer will ultimately develop recurrent disease after completion of initial treatment with primary surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. Secondary cytoreductive surgery may have survival … Continue reading
Surgical Staging and Treatment of Early Ovarian Cancer: Long-term Analysis From a Randomized Trial
A long-term follow-up analysis of the randomized clinical trial Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Ovarian Neoplasm (ACTION) from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer was undertaken to determine whether … Continue reading
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