Gynecologic Cancer
Conference Coverage
Managing cancer outpatients during the pandemic: Tips from MSKCC
MSKCC has established guiding principles on how to manage cancer patients during the pandemic.
From the Journals
Oral contraceptives may reduce ovarian and endometrial cancer risk 35 years after discontinuation
Women who take oral contraceptive pills may not have an increased lifetime risk of breast cancer, relative to women who have never taken them, a...
Guidelines
COVID-19 vaccination in cancer patients: NCCN outlines priorities
Recommended timing of vaccination varies based on cancer and treatment type.
Conference Coverage
Model predicts acute kidney injury in cancer patients a month in advance
A machine learning algorithm identified nearly three-quarters of patients who went on to develop acute kidney injury.
Opinion
Intraoperative rupture of ovarian cancer: Does it worsen outcomes?
Intact removal of an ovarian cyst is a well-established gynecologic surgical principle because ovarian cancer is definitively diagnosed only in...
Guidelines
Von Willebrand disease guidelines address women’s bleeding concerns
From the Journals
Nulliparity, not ART, likely raises risk of ovarian cancer
From the Journals
Case study: Maternal cervical cancer linked to neonate lung cancer
Researchers report two cases of lung cancer transmitted via the birth canal from mothers with cervical cancer.
Opinion
Family physicians can help achieve national goals on STIs
How family physicians can support national strategic plan for sexually transmitted infections.
From the Journals
U.S. cancer death rates drop for second year in a row
Mortality from cancer continues to decline in the United States, driven largely by major reductions in death rates from non–small cell lung cancer...
From the Journals
Sentinel node biopsy cuts surgery time over lymphadenectomy
No difference was found in primary outcome of intravenous narcotics dispensed in surgery, recovery, or total dose.