Tag: Cancer: Ovarian
Opportunistic Salpingectomy Doesn’t Impact Ovarian Reserve
No impact on change in ovarian reserve, measured by rate of decline in anti-Müllerian hormone levels
Exercise May Be Protective Against Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Chronic inactivity linked to greater risk for the disease
Too Few Patients Receive Surgical Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Advanced age, disease are predictors for receiving only chemo, radiation, or nothing at all
Gene Database Offers Doctors Insights Into Breast, Ovarian CA
Database includes more than 6,200 BRCA variants
Bundle of Practices Can Cut Surgical Site Infections
Implementing bundle of evidence-based practices can reduce 30-day surgical site infections
Hormone Tx No Harm After Nonserous Epithelial Ovarian CA
For women aged younger than 55 years, hormone therapy linked to improved disease-free survival
Gene Panel Test May Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Prognosis
Women with mutations in some 'DNA repair' genes may survive much longer, research shows
Ovarian CA Encompasses More Than One Kind of Malignancy
Better understanding needed to improve prevention, detection, treatment, U.S. panel notes
Weekly Paclitaxel Doesn’t Up Survival in Ovarian Cancer
Among patients not receiving bevacizumab, weekly paclitaxel tied to improved progression-free survival
Inherited Mutations in 18 Percent With Ovarian Cancer
Mutations seen in BRCA1/2, DNA mismatch repair genes, other suspected/established risk genes
