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Natural history of ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a disease laden with paradigms, and it is a serious health problem. It is important to know its natural history, as it is multifactorial in origin, and also to understand its behaviour given its risk factors which can lead to death from metastasis in patients. It continues to be a...

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Autor principal: Vargas, Arturo Novoa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cancer Intelligence 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25371706
http://dx.doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2014.465
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Sumario:Ovarian cancer is a disease laden with paradigms, and it is a serious health problem. It is important to know its natural history, as it is multifactorial in origin, and also to understand its behaviour given its risk factors which can lead to death from metastasis in patients. It continues to be a challenge for oncologists. An analytical literature review was performed to update the latest concepts of its origin, evolution, risk factors, pre-clinical horizon, and its clinical manifestations; until the death of the patient.