Gynecologic Cancer
Conference Coverage
Is diagnostic hysteroscopy safe in patients with type 2 endometrial cancer?
The procedure may not be associated with peritoneal cytology at the time of surgical staging or with decreased survival.
Clinical Review
The pill toolbox: How to choose a combined oral contraceptive
A thorough understanding of the risks and benefits, including noncontraceptive advantages, of varied COC formulations strengthens...
From the Editor
For obese postmenopausal women, what options may decrease endometrial cancer risk?
Intentional weight loss, including diet, exercise, and bariatric surgery, as well as progestin treatment, may help this population of women reduce...
Conference Coverage
Cervical cancer recurrence patterns differ after laparoscopic and open hysterectomy
The likelihood of recurrence at certain sites and the timing of recurrence may relate to the surgical approach.
Conference Coverage
Immune checkpoint inhibitors don’t increase COVID-19 incidence or mortality, studies suggest
Cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors are not significantly more likely to develop or die from COVID-19, two studies suggest...
From the Journals
Half of women treated for gynecologic cancers miss or skip doses of oral drugs
Those who did not take all their medications cited anxiety or expressed doubt about the efficacy of their regimens.
From the Journals
Two-drug combo should be first-line standard of care in advanced endometrial cancer
Survival outcomes for the combination paclitaxel-carboplatin were similar to those with paclitaxel, doxorubicin, and cisplatin but with lower...
Conference Coverage
Low threshold to biopsy atypical lesions may ID vulvar melanoma early, experts say
To diagnose one melanoma, doctors may need to biopsy many lesions.
From the Journals
Rare event: Iatrogenic injury during cervical cancer screening
From the Editor
9vHPV vaccine: Prevention of oropharyngeal cancer
Most clinicians and many parents know that the 9vHPV vaccine prevents cervical cancer. Less well known is that the 9vHPV vaccine...
Perspectives
New technologies aim to improve ovarian cancer detection