Gynecologic Cancer
News
Circulating tumor cells prognostic in advanced cervical cancer
Key clinical point: CTCs provide prognostic information in women being treated for advanced cervical cancer. Major finding: Risk of death for...
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Sentinel node mapping adequately detects nodal spread of endometrial cancer
Key clinical point: SLN mapping performs similarly to LND for detecting stage IIIC disease in women with endometrial cancer. Major finding: SLN...
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New 9-valent HPV vaccine is efficacious, well tolerated
Key clinical point: The 9-valent vaccine has broader coverage than does the quadrivalent vaccine and is similarly safe. Major finding: The 9-...
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Bevacizumab confers survival benefit in platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer
Key clinical point: Addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy yielded a near-significant 4.9-month gain in overall survival. Major finding: Patients...
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Medicare proposes adding HPV screening benefit
Reviews
Sleep disorders in patients with cancer
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SCORPION: Interval debulking is safer in advanced ovarian cancer
Key clinical point: Complications were much less common with interval debulking than with primary debulking. Major finding: The odds of major...
Commentary
Pregnancy in the cancer survivor
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QOL independently predicts outcomes in ovarian cancer
Key clinical point: Baseline QOL and changes in QOL during treatment are prognostic in women with ovarian cancer. Major finding: Patients whose...
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Power morcellation debate: Crunching the data
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Biomarker is linked to rucaparib benefit in ovarian cancer
Key clinical point: A biomarker identified women with ovarian cancer most likely to have a response to rucaparib. Major finding: The response rate...