Recent Advances in Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer, a term that encompasses ovarian, fallopian, and peritoneal cancers, is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer mortality. To improve patient outcomes, the field is currently focused on defining the mechanisms of cancer formation and spread, early diagnosis and prevention, and develop...

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Autores principales: Mills, Kathryn, Fuh, Katherine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000Research 2017
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288682/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28184293
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9977.1
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Sumario:Ovarian cancer, a term that encompasses ovarian, fallopian, and peritoneal cancers, is the leading cause of gynecologic cancer mortality. To improve patient outcomes, the field is currently focused on defining the mechanisms of cancer formation and spread, early diagnosis and prevention, and developing novel therapeutic options. This review summarizes recent advances in these areas.

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