Gynecologic Cancer
Commentary
The surprising occupations with higher-than-expected ovarian cancer rates
This is how these types of studies work; they tend to raise more questions than they answer.
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Catch-up HPV screenings help detect cancer in women over 65
Women older than 65 years account for about 20% of new cervical cancer cases.
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HPV rates skyrocket despite safe, effective vaccine
Low public awareness of the dangers of HPV may be behind young people’s poor vaccination rates.
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Imaging techniques will revolutionize cancer detection, expert predicts
Jennifer Barton, PhD, and her colleagues are developing an OCT/fluorescence imaging falloposcope that is 0.8 mm in diameter, flexible, and...
Conference Coverage
Multiprong strategy makes clinical trials less White
Only a small percentage of eligible patients participate in clinical trials in the first place, and very few come from racial and ethnic minority...
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CBSM phone app eases anxiety, depression in cancer patients
Few patients with cancer have access to psycho-oncologic support.
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Drugmakers are abandoning cheap generics, and now U.S. cancer patients can’t get meds
On Nov. 22, three FDA inspectors arrived at the sprawling Intas Pharmaceuticals plant south of Ahmedabad, India, and found hundreds of trash bags...
Clinical Review
2023 Update on gynecologic cancer
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Ovarian cancer: Sequencing strategy identifies biomarker that could guide treatment
Novel sequencing strategy appears to be a reliable predictor of homologous recombination DNA repair deficiency.
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Antibody-drug conjugate changes standard of care for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
A novel therapy has a favorable safety profile, and more like it may be on the way.
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Up-front pembro plus chemo boost survival in cervical cancer
Adding immunotherapy resulted in a 40% reduction in risk of death, compared with chemotherapy alone, for women with advanced cervical cancers...