Oncology

Study emphasizes women should see gynecological oncologists for ovarian cancer treatment

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, February 27th, 2006

In a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston report that ovarian cancer patients treated by gynecologic oncologists experienced the best outcomes and lowest mortality rates after surgery.

These findings are consistent with a key recommendation from the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC).

To examine the association between surgeon specialty and patient outcome, Craig C. Earle, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues identified 3,067 ovarian cancer patients in the SEER database who underwent a surgical procedure to...

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Source: Clinical Oncology Week (2006-02-27)

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