Endometrial Cancer
New endometrial cancer study findings recently were published by K.M. Alektiar and co-researchers
Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 5th, 2009
In this recent article published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To report a single institution experience in surgical stage I-II serous endometrial cancer using combined carboplatin/paclitaxel and intravaginal radiation (IVRT). Between 10/00 and 12/06, 25 stage I-II patients with serous endometrial cancer were treated at our institution with surgery, postoperative IVRT, and concurrent chemotherapy (CT)."
"The mean age was 67 years old (range, 53-80 years). Surgery consisted of hysterectomy (TAH/BSO, 64%. LAVH/BSO, 36%), peritoneal washing, omental biopsy, and pelvic lymph-node dissection (median 14 nodes)....
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