Women’s Cancers: Clinicians Research, Advise on Sexual Dysfunction

March 29, 2024 9:00 am

By Heidi Splete

Many women with cancer want advice for managing sexual function issues, and clinicians are tuning in, new studies suggest.

Decreased sexual function is a side effect of many types of cancer, notably uterine, cervical, ovarian, and breast … Read more

Artificial Intelligence May Predict Ovarian Cancer Therapy Outcomes

November 21, 2023 9:00 am

By Rylan DeStefano

An artificial intelligence model called IRON (Integrated Radiogenomics for Ovarian Neoadjuvant therapy) shows an 80% accuracy rate in the prediction of therapy outcomes for patients with ovarian cancer. The artificial intelligence model focuses specifically on the volumetric … Read more

Multidisciplinary Surgical Team Approach Improves OS in Ovarian Cancer

November 1, 2023 9:00 am

By Hayden E. Klein

Patients with ovarian cancer saw a 70% improvement in overall survival (OS) 3 years after undergoing a multidisciplinary surgical approach compared with previous approaches to therapy, according to a study published in Annals of Surgical OncologyRead more

Adding HIPEC to Cytoreductive Surgery Does Not Impact HRQOL in Ovarian Cancer

March 25, 2023 9:47 am

by Hayley Virgil

Vadim Gushchin, MD, says that treatment with cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy should not be limited by concerns of negatively impacting health-related quality of life in ovarian cancer.

Combining hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) with cytoreductive surgery

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Acupuncture, acupressure may benefit women undergoing gynecologic cancer surgery

January 17, 2023 10:20 am

by Jennifer Southall

Women who underwent surgery for gynecologic cancers experienced decreased symptoms of anxiety and pain with the use of acupressure before surgery and acupuncture during surgery, according to study results published in Cancer.

Further investigation is needed … Read more

Black women less likely to receive guideline-concordant therapy for ovarian cancer

November 9, 2022 11:23 am

by Matthew Shinkle

Black women in the U.S. appeared less likely than white women to receive guideline-concordant treatment for ovarian cancer, according to a study published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

Even among white women, the … Read more

Nonselective Beta-Blockers May Improve Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer

August 29, 2022 2:19 pm

by Charles Bankhead

Women with cardiovascular conditions (CVCs) and ovarian cancer had better 2-year survival if they received a nonselective beta blocker (NSBB) at or around the time of cancer surgery, a review of medical records showed.

Two-year postoperative survival … Read more

AGO Score Identifies Ovarian Cancer Patients Likely to Benefit from Cytoreductive Surgery

December 6, 2021 2:29 pm

by Sucharita Mistry, PhD

Cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy can prolong overall survival (OS), compared with chemotherapy alone, in certain patients with relapsed ovarian cancer, according to results from the DESKTOP III trial published in the New England Journal of Read more