Is Ovarian Cancer Prevention Currently Still a recommendation of Our Grandparents?

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecologic tumors because in most of the cases (75%), the disease is diagnosed in advanced stages. Screening methods are not available since the disease is rare, and the tested methods, such as ultrasound and CA125, were not able to decrease the mo...

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Autores principales: Jammal, Millena Prata, Lima, Cid Almeida de, Murta, Eddie Fernando Candido, Nomelini, Rosekeila Simões
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10309365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29179244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608867
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description Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecologic tumors because in most of the cases (75%), the disease is diagnosed in advanced stages. Screening methods are not available since the disease is rare, and the tested methods, such as ultrasound and CA125, were not able to decrease the mortality rate for this type of cancer. This article discusses the main risk factors for ovarian cancer, and the potential clinical and surgical strategies for the prevention of this disease.
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spelling pubmed-103093652023-07-27 Is Ovarian Cancer Prevention Currently Still a recommendation of Our Grandparents? Jammal, Millena Prata Lima, Cid Almeida de Murta, Eddie Fernando Candido Nomelini, Rosekeila Simões Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among gynecologic tumors because in most of the cases (75%), the disease is diagnosed in advanced stages. Screening methods are not available since the disease is rare, and the tested methods, such as ultrasound and CA125, were not able to decrease the mortality rate for this type of cancer. This article discusses the main risk factors for ovarian cancer, and the potential clinical and surgical strategies for the prevention of this disease. Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda 2017-11-27 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC10309365/ /pubmed/29179244 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1608867 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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