First-line treatment of ovarian cancer FIGO stages IIb-IV with paclitaxel/epirubicin/carboplatin versus paclitaxel/carboplatin. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2003;13 Suppl 2:172–7.Kristensen GB, Vergote I, Stuart G, Del Campo JM, Kaern J, Lopez AB, Eisenhauer E, Aavall-Lundquist E, Ridderheim M...
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), there are over 19,000 cases of ovarian cancer and over 13,000 deaths from the condition each year. The vast majority of the cases are EOC and are found at stage 3 or later, meaning cancer has spread beyond the pelvis or to the lymph n...
However, tumor markers are also made by normal cells in the body, and levels may increase significantly in noncancerous conditions. Examples of tumor markers include: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for prostate cancer Cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) for ovarian cancer Calcitonin for medullary thyroid...
Today, lung cancer kills more women than breast cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer combined. While men still develop the disease more often than women and more men die of it, the incidence of lung cancer in men peaked in 1984, while it continued to climb for women, only peaking in...
36 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin(TC) vs Paclitaxel/Carboplatin sequentially followed by Topotecan (TC-Top) in first-line treatment of ovarian cancer Flgo stages IIB – IV interim results of a gynaecologic cancer intergroup phase III trial of the Ago ovarian cancer study group and Gineco...
Transplantation of the Ovary Due to the fact that some women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer at reproductive age after treatment, some of them might want to have children. Successful pregnancy after the removal of the ovaries and recovery from cancer is possible only if the not damaged tissue...
Access Help Paying for Treatment Get Help Now How Does Asbestos Cause Ovarian Cancer? Once asbestos fibers enter the body, they can become lodged in soft tissues permanently, causing inflammation and cellular damage over the course of many years. Researchers have different theories about how asbest...
Stage IV, the most advanced stage of this cancer, results in metastasis (spreading of the cancer) in various places throughout the body, most commonly the lungs and liver. What is the treatment for Ovarian Cancer? Expand The primary treatment for Ovarian Cancer begins with surgery. Usually,...
Your doctor will take a sample of your blood and run a complete blood count (CBC). They'll also test for CA-125. This cancer marker often gets made by uterine and ovarian cancer cells, but not all. Uterine cancer staging Doctors use two ways to stage your uterine cancer. The Internatio...
Genetic risk factors: The most common causes are mutations in the BRCA1and BRCA2genes (breast cancer andovarian cancergenes). Inheriting a mutated gene from a parent means that one has a significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer. ...