Gynecologic Cancer
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Ways to lessen toxic effects of chemo in older adults
Three recent high-quality randomized trials evaluated the use of geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer.
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The medical management of early-stage endometrial cancer: When surgery isn’t possible, or desired
Hormonal therapy has long been identified as a highly effective systemic therapy for endometrial cancers, particularly those that are low grade...
Diminutio
Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...
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Virtual exams for routine surveillance after ovarian cancer
The pandemic has accelerated the use of telemedicine. The investigators wondered how it would work in patients who have achieved remission from...
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Researchers identify growing racial disparity in endometrial cancer mortality
The 5-year relative survival rate for Black women is 63%, compared with 84% for White women – a 21% gap in absolute terms.
Diminutio
“I didn’t want to meet you.” Dispelling myths about palliative care
This is the first installment of “Diminutio,” a column by Sarah D’Ambruoso, NP, a palliative care nurse in oncology. Today, she shares stories...
Opinion
Optimizing ‘optimal’ in ovarian cancer cytoreduction
While pafolacianine promises to move us closer to a true “R0” (negative margins) resection of ovarian cancer, is this even a feasible goal in a...
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Cervical cancer screening rates on the decline in the U.S.
New research finds that cervical cancer screening rates in the United States have fallen over the last 14 years and that lack of patient education...
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Symptoms common in high-risk, early-stage ovarian cancer
More than 70% had at least one symptom such as abdominal/pelvic pain or increased girth/fullness.
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Pill not enough for ‘sexual problems’ female cancer patients face
“As much as we would like to have one intervention that addresses this prominent issue, the evidence strongly suggests that cancer-related sexual...
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More evidence ties some antipsychotics to increased breast cancer risk
The relative risk for breast cancer was 62% higher in women who took category 1 antipsychotic medications associated with high prolactin levels....