• Research Interests include pathology and molecular biology of gynecologic malignancies, renal and testicular tumors. (massgeneral.org)
  • Fallopian tube cancer is the least common of gynaecological malignancies. (annals.edu.sg)
  • The Division of Gynecologic Oncology provides state-of- the- art comprehensive care for women with preinvasive and invasive gynecologic malignancies including those of the cervix, uterus, vulva, tubes ovaries and peritoneum. (montefiore.org)
  • She also specializes in novel chemotherapeutics for advanced disease as well as being a nationally recognized specialist in radical resections/reconstruction for gynecologic malignancies. (montefiore.org)
  • Most studies on secondary lymphedema have been performed on the upper limb after breast cancer treatment and much less is known about lower body lymphedema after gynecologic malignancies. (unito.it)
  • Ovarian cancer, uterine cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and trophoblastic neoplasms are gynecologic malignancies for which tumor markers are in clinical use. (medscape.com)
  • CONCLUSION: Less than 10% of trials enrolling patients with gynecologic malignancies report racial/ethnic participant composition on ClinicalTrials.gov. (duke.edu)
  • Although this most common gynecologic cancer carries the best prognosis, it is important to differentiate between the classic endometrioid tumors that tend to be estrogen dependent and well differentiated, from other less common high-risk uterine malignancies, such as uterine papillary serous carcinomas (UPSCs), clear cell carcinomas, mixed mullerian tumors (MMTs), or sarcomas, which appear to have a different biology. (medmuv.com)
  • Classical diagnostic issues in gynecologic pathology have revolved around the potential for non-neoplastic diseases, benign neoplasms, and malignancies to mimic each other, and for different histotypes of malignancies to display morphologic and/or immunophenotypic overlap. (cme-video.com)
  • Vulvar cancer is a rare disease, accounting for 2% to 5% of all gynecological malignancies. (bmj.com)
  • She has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles, is co-editor of the book "Gynecologic Pathology" (Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series), editor of the monograph Current Concepts in Gynecologic Pathology: Mesenchymal Tumors of the Female Genital Tract and co-editor of the book Diagnostic Pathology Gynecologic from Amirsys, and has participated extensively in the latest WHO of Tumors of the Female Genital Tract . (massgeneral.org)
  • Metastatic tumors of the vulva are even more unusual, constituting only 5-8% of all vulvar cancers.A 32-year-old female underwent total mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection for left breast cancer. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Unraveling how cancer cells stop the immune system from recognizing tumors as dangerous. (benaroyaresearch.org)
  • Mutation of the transforming growth factor (TGF) beta receptor type II gene is common in RER+ colon and gastric cancers, but uncommon in RER+ endometrial cancers even those arising in HNPCC kindreds, suggesting that the genesis of RER+ tumors even within the same familial cancer syndrome is not the same. (medmuv.com)
  • Although inactivation of both alleles of either hMSH2 or MLH1 (DNA mismatch repair genes) appears to underlie microsatellite instability in tumors of HNPCC kindreds, similar to the findings in sporadic colon cancers, sporadic endometrial cancers were not associated with mutations of any of the four known human mismatch repair genes. (medmuv.com)
  • Notable was the almost complete absence of Ki-ras mutations in an aggressive form of endometrial cancer, UPSC, when compared to the usual endometrioid tumors. (medmuv.com)
  • The effective control of vulvar tumors by electrochemotherapy may contribute to improvement of quality-of-life. (bmj.com)
  • There are two types of precursor lesions: Usual-type vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (uVIN), which is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) and often affects younger women. (wikipedia.org)
  • Differentiated vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (dVIN), which is associated with chronic skin conditions including lichen sclerosus and lichen planus and typically affects older women. (wikipedia.org)
  • Squamous vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia: 2004 modified terminology, ISSVD Vulvar Oncology Subcommittee. (cancer.gov)
  • The cancer usually develops slowly over several years, with abnormal cells growing on the surface of the vulvar skin - a precancerous condition called vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) . (bcm.edu)
  • She serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Human Pathology, International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology, Advances in Anatomic Pathology, Modern Pathology, Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology, and Pathology (Australia). (massgeneral.org)
  • The Genitourinary Pathology Society Update on Classification of Variant Histologies, T1 Substaging, Molecular Taxonomy, and Immunotherapy and PD-L1 Testing Implications of Urothelial Cancers. (ufl.edu)
  • Vulvar inflammatory disorders (VID) are a miscellaneous group of non-infectious conditions of the vulvar area, which can be broadly classified based on etiology and pathology. (jsstd.org)
  • These data are "a reminder that the limitations of HPV testing are greater than have been advertised, especially in the most important group - the women who are developing cervical cancer," said study author R. Marshall Austin, MD, PhD, medical director of cytopathology and staff pathologist in gynecologic and breast surgical pathology at Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. (medscape.com)
  • In gynecologic pathology, the recent description of uterine sarcoma resembling fibrosarcoma and with NTRK rearrangements (NTRK-rearranged uterine sarcoma) highlights the importance of recognizing clinicopathological cues that can lead to genomic profiling. (bvsalud.org)
  • Specimens from gynecologic organs constitute a significant component of most surgical pathology practices, which necessitates that practicing pathologists remain updated on advances in this dynamic, constantly evolving field. (cme-video.com)
  • The diverse case-mix will include those derived from both routine and consultation practices, reflecting the broad spectrum of gynecologic pathology. (cme-video.com)
  • 1- after buying this product, you will be provided with Download Link to USCAP Gynecologic Pathology: Navigating Histologic Mimics and Other Diagnostic Pitfalls 2021 , Download Link DONT HAVE Expiry Time , you can use it anytime. (cme-video.com)
  • Vulvar cancer is a cancer of the vulva, the outer portion of the female genitals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Chronic inflammatory conditions of the vulva that may be precursors to vulvar cancer include lichen sclerosus, which can predispose to differentiated VIN. (wikipedia.org)
  • Apart from patients with cancer, we also actively manage patients with preinvasive disease of the cervix, vulva and endometrium. (montefiore.org)
  • Clinically, he sees patients with neoplasms of the cervix, vulva, and vagina as well as endometrial and ovarian cancer. (montefiore.org)
  • This summary addresses squamous cell cancer of the vulva and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasias (VIN), some of which are thought to be precursors to invasive squamous cell cancers. (cancer.gov)
  • Invasive and preinvasive neoplasms of the vulva may be HPV-induced, and the carcinogenic effect may be widespread in the vulvar epithelium. (cancer.gov)
  • Cancer of the cervix, vagina, and vulva. (cancer.gov)
  • Vulvar cancer is a rare type of cancer that forms on the outer part of a woman's genitals, known as the vulva. (bcm.edu)
  • Primary adenocarcinomas of the vulva are rare and especially the villoglandular mucinous adenocarcinoma of intestinal type is rare variant of vulvar adenocarcinoma. (hindawi.com)
  • VIN may progress to carcinoma in situ and, eventually, squamous cell cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • A recent analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry of the US National Cancer Institute has shown that squamous cell carcinoma accounts for approximately 75% of all vulvar cancers. (wikipedia.org)
  • Carcinoma-in-situ is a precursor lesion of squamous cell cancer that does not invade through the basement membrane. (wikipedia.org)
  • The labia majora are the most common sites of vulvar carcinoma and account for about 50% of cases. (cancer.gov)
  • The labia minora account for 15% to 20% of vulvar carcinoma cases. (cancer.gov)
  • Pathologic examination of the breast cancer revealed coexistence of intraductal carcinoma and invasive lobular carcinoma. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • The histologic feature of the invasive lobular carcinoma was consistent with that of the vulvar lesion. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • The vulvar cancer was consistent with a metastatic lobular carcinoma from the breast.Only with careful gynecologic surveillance in women with breast cancer can the unusual sites of metastasis be detected earlier and appropriately treated. (tmu.edu.tw)
  • Carcinoma cervix is not the only cancer caused by HPV. (cytojournal.com)
  • Chromosome 17p is frequently involved, which contains the p53 gene known to confer a poor prognosis in endometrial cancers when mutated or deleted, and which plays an important role in the transition to carcinoma from atypical hyperplasia. (medmuv.com)
  • The two most common types of nonmelanoma skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. (moffitt.org)
  • Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer, with approximately 3.6 million cases diagnosed in the United States each year. (moffitt.org)
  • Although basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma make up the large majority of nonmelanoma skin cancer cases, there are various other rare forms of this malignancy that together comprise a small percentage of the total number of diagnoses. (moffitt.org)
  • The objective of a cervical screening programme is to prevent invasive cancer of the cervix by detecting and treating pre-invasive disease of the cervix. (annals.edu.sg)
  • New York (MedscapeWire) Feb 7 - A lab test for the human papilloma virus (HPV) combined with a visual inspection of the cervix could identify precancerous lesions and vastly reduce the number of false-positives among women at high risk for cervical cancer in developing countries, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Zimbabwe. (medscape.com)
  • He is a member of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, as well as the American Society of Clinical Oncology. (rochester.edu)
  • From January of 1986 to July of 2010, 75 patients who underwent pelvic exenteration for gynecologic cancer were retrospectively reviewed. (nih.gov)
  • Experts in endometrial cancer suggest there should be a change in the standard of care, after the largest study to date found that sentinel lymph node biopsy is as accurate for identifying metastasis as complete pelvic lymphadenectomy, which is more invasive and is the current gold standard. (medscape.com)
  • Writing in a linked editorial , Frédéric Amant, MD, PhD, and Hans Trum, MD, both of the Netherlands Cancer Institute, in Amsterdam, agree that pelvic sentinel lymph node mapping is "probably sufficient to direct further treatment" and that the technique may change existing treatment protocols. (medscape.com)
  • The false negative rate was 3%, similar to that for cases of breast cancer, melanoma, and vulvar cancer, for which sentinel-lymph node biopsy has become the standard of care. (medscape.com)
  • Ovarian cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy with over 5000 new cases diagnosed every year in the UK and 22 000 in the. (annals.edu.sg)
  • He has expertise and special interest in the management of patients with ovarian, endometrial, uterine, vulvar and cervical cancer and is referred patients for complex and radical cancer, reconstructive and other surgery. (montefiore.org)
  • Dr Abbie Fields serves as Director of the Familial Cancer Screening Program targeted toward identification/early diagnosis/chemoprevention/surgical prophylaxis(minimally invasive technique) of patients at risk of developing breast/ovarian cancer due to genetic predisposition. (montefiore.org)
  • Dr Dineo Khabele is actively involved in clinical and laboratory research in the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer. (montefiore.org)
  • Dr. Khabele has a particular interest in utilizing high throughput techniques such as cDNA microarrays and tissue microarrays to study complex mechanisms implicated in the development of ovarian cancer. (montefiore.org)
  • She is also interested in studying the molecular mechanisms of cell death and chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer. (montefiore.org)
  • A systematic search of Medline has been performed to track the studies evaluating lower body lymphedema after treatment for endometrial, ovarian, cervical and vulvar cancer. (unito.it)
  • Because pathologic diagnosis of ovarian cancer is difficult without laparotomy, tumor markers such as CA-125, in addition to diagnostic imaging, are useful in preoperative evaluation for ovarian cancer. (medscape.com)
  • METHODS: Using ClinicalTrials.gov, we identified clinical trials enrolling patients with ovarian, uterine/endometrial, cervical, vaginal, and vulvar cancers from 1988 to 2019. (duke.edu)
  • Correlation between progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with ovarian cancer after cytoreductive surgery: a systematic literature review. (ucla.edu)
  • The power of hope: Views of Ovarian Cancer patients on how maintenance therapy Affects their Lives (VOCAL). (ucla.edu)
  • Quality-adjusted time without symptoms of disease or toxicity and quality-adjusted progression-free survival with niraparib maintenance in first-line ovarian cancer in the PRIMA trial. (ucla.edu)
  • Impact of disease progression on health-related quality of life of advanced ovarian cancer patients - Pooled analysis from the PRIMA trial. (ucla.edu)
  • The replication error (RER+) phenotype is characteristic of cancers arising in HNPCC kindreds (a familial cancer syndrome with a high incidence of colon, endometrial, gastric, and a lower incidence of ovarian and pancreatic cancers), and is also found in approximately 20% of sporadic endometrial cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • Benign ovarian masses include functional cysts (eg, corpus luteum cysts) and neoplasms (eg, benign teratomas). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Ovarian cysts or other ovarian masses are a common gynecologic issue. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Masses that are symptomatic or do not resolve may need to be removed surgically to be treated and checked for ovarian cancer. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Diagnosis Ovarian cancer is often fatal because it is usually advanced when diagnosed. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The most common histology-high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer-is considered as a single clinical entity along. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Two main pathophysiological pathways are currently understood to contribute to development of vulvar cancer-human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and chronic inflammation or autoimmunity affecting the vulvar area. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vulvar inflammatory disorders (VID) are a miscellaneous group of non-infectious conditions affecting the vulvar area that are characterized predominantly by inflammation. (jsstd.org)
  • In addition to the clinical interests and responsibilities, our faculty is all involved academically with investigations focused on innovative strategies t o improve cancer diagnosis, management and outcomes. (montefiore.org)
  • This review focuses on secondary lymphedema due to gynecologic cancer treatment, analyzing its incidence in the different types of gynecologic cancer, diagnosis, risk factors, impact on QoL and treatment. (unito.it)
  • If the diagnosis is vulvar cancer, more tests may be run to determine the extent or "stage" of the disease - how far the cancer cells have spread and the best treatment strategy. (bcm.edu)
  • The impact of frailty status at cancer diagnosis on overall survival (OS) was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression. (wustl.edu)
  • The average age of the cohort was 55.63 years, the average postmenopausal duration was 8 years, the average time from the diagnosis of breast cancer was 4.5 years, and the average time with the spouse was 24.9 years. (medscape.com)
  • Hoag Family Cancer Institute is a recognized leader in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, with superior patient outcomes that continually exceed national averages. (hoag.org)
  • The diagnosis of gynecologic tract diseases can be challenging, and fraught with potential pitfalls that may have clinically significant consequences. (cme-video.com)
  • I have expertise in robotic surgery, as well as in treating endometrial cancers and gestational trophoblastic neoplasms. (rochester.edu)
  • Generally, when estrogen is prescribed for a postmenopausal woman with a uterus, a progestin should also be considered to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer. (pillintrip.com)
  • Conclusions Electrochemotherapy is an effective and minimally invasive treatment modality in the palliative care management of patients with vulvar cancer. (bmj.com)
  • Our practice offers outpatient care/consultations, minimally invasive and radical surgery as well as chemotherapeutic management for women with gynecologic disease. (montefiore.org)
  • Dr Guiseppe Del Priore has expertise in fertility sparing in patients with gynecologic cancer and is a surgeon who employs minimally invasive techniques. (montefiore.org)
  • More than 90% of invasive vulvar cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. (cancer.gov)
  • In invasive cancers, a superficially invasive SCC is a well-defined entity. (cytojournal.com)
  • This is almost never discussed, but our paper adds evidence as to why it is important to look at women with invasive cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Endometrioid cancers arising in Japanese women tend to be high grade and deeply invasive, are less common than in the United States , and are not generally associated with hormonal exposure. (medmuv.com)
  • The DAFI was applied to women age ≥ 65 diagnosed with all types of gynecologic cancers between 1998 and 2015. (wustl.edu)
  • A 51-year-old patient presents for evaluation of possible vulvar lichen sclerosus. (contemporaryobgyn.net)
  • The Director of the division is Gary L Goldberg , MD, a nationally and internationally known gynecologic oncologist. (montefiore.org)
  • Everybody agrees that these women are in pain and aren't being well served by the current medical community," said Caela Miller, MD, assistant professor and gynecologic oncologist at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. (medscape.com)
  • Imaging and Management of Bladder Cancer. (viictr.org)
  • American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures 2023. (cancer.gov)
  • American Cancer Society, 2023. (cancer.gov)
  • In Cancer Causes Control , 34:133-40, 2023. (duke.edu)
  • Fast Five Quiz: Recurrent/Metastatic Cervical Cancer - Medscape - May 31, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection: In many cases, the development of vulvar cancer is preceded by condyloma or squamous dysplasia. (cancer.gov)
  • Clinical Implementation and Initial Experience With a 1.5 Tesla MR-Linac for MR-Guided Radiation Therapy for Gynecologic Cancer: An R-IDEAL Stage 1 and 2a First in Humans Feasibility Study of New Technology Implementation. (viictr.org)
  • VIN is a superficial lesion of the skin that has not invaded the basement membrane-or a pre-cancer. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vulvar lesion. (cancer.gov)
  • On physical examination, a 4 cm nodular yellowish lesion on the vestibule under the orifice of the urethra was seen and vulvar biopsy was taken. (hindawi.com)
  • In this interactive microscopy course, the faculty will present cases wherein one lesion may potentially be mistaken for another due to varying degrees of morphologic and/or immunophenotypic overlap between them, or in which a cancer may be misclassified regarding grade, stage or primary site for a variety of reasons. (cme-video.com)
  • This skin cancer can appear as a firm lesion on the skin. (moffitt.org)
  • The specimen of the vulvar biopsy was diagnosed vulvar adenocarcinoma. (hindawi.com)
  • OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence of post-operative complications and quality of life (QoL) related to sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy vs systematic lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer. (bvsalud.org)
  • I think sentinel lymph node biopsy can replace the traditional lymphadenectomy technique and should become the standard of care in endometrial cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Currently, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network endorses sentinel lymph node biopsy as an acceptable standard of care for surgical staging of endometrial cancer in select patients. (medscape.com)
  • At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, our experts offer multidisciplinary, team-based soft tissue sarcoma treatment as well as bone cancer treatment, including advanced therapies and new options that are only available through clinical trials. (fredhutch.org)
  • To our knowledge this is the first reported case of an isolated vesicocutaneous fistula related to previous radiation therapy for recurrent vulvar cancer. (annals.edu.sg)
  • The mainstay of treatment for recurrent vulvar cancer is surgery;however, for some cases, adequate excision of the tumor with clear margins can solely be achieved by exenteration and the formation of bowel and/or urinary stoma. (bmj.com)
  • In contrast, 25% of uterine sarcomas, an entity not recognized to be part of a familial cancer syndrome, exhibits microsatellite instability that may be related to a mutation in the hMSH2 gene. (medmuv.com)
  • The researchers noted that the decline may be related to the decreasing incidence of cervical cancer and increased adoption of alternative treatment techniques, such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). (health.am)
  • lung cancer incidence rates are approximately 400 per 100,000 women aged 60 to 79. (health.am)
  • Effect of human papillomavirus vaccines on vulvar, vaginal, and anal intraepithelial lesions and vulvar cancer. (cancer.gov)
  • Instead, they looked at precancerous lesions, most of which will never progress to cancer," Dr Austin pointed out. (medscape.com)
  • Most of the cervical epithelial neoplasms and their precursors occur at the squamocolumnar junction or within the transformation zone. (cytojournal.com)
  • As the former Director of Gynecologic Oncology and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology for the University of Rochester Medical Center, I strive to achieve the best possible outcomes for my patients. (rochester.edu)
  • Dr. DuBeshter is the former Director of Gynecologic Oncology and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology for the University of Rochester Medical Center. (rochester.edu)
  • He completed his residency in obstetrics & gynecology and a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. (rochester.edu)
  • Dr. DuBeshter is certified by the American Boards of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology. (rochester.edu)
  • He currently serves on the Clinical Practice and Finance Committee of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and is a reviewer for Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology, and the International Journal of Gynecologic Cancer. (rochester.edu)
  • Newly Diagnosed with Lung Cancer? (hoag.org)
  • In the United States, the leading cause of cancer death in men is lung cancer, with lung cancer continuing to surpass breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in women. (health.am)
  • There is a dose-response relationship for smoking and lung cancer, and the risk for lung cancer increases with smoking duration, number of cigarettes smoked, age at onset of smoking, use of unfiltered cigarettes, tar and nicotine content, and degree of inhalation. (health.am)
  • The pivotal trial by Doll and Hill in 1956 showed that smoking cessation reduces the risk of lung cancer compared to those who continue to smoke. (health.am)
  • in 1986 in a case control study of lung cancer in New Mexico, which compared cases and controls less than 65 years of age to those more than 65 years of age and additionally showed that one decline in lung cancer risk that occurs with smoking cessation in the older person is comparable to that of the young. (health.am)
  • This same study showed that the number of years of smoking is relatively less important than the number of cigarettes smoked per day in determining the risk for lung cancer in those persons 65 and older. (health.am)
  • A recent American Cancer Society study clarified the risk of lung cancer mortality in smokers and former smokers. (health.am)
  • examined and compared absolute and relative lung cancer death risk in former smokers as a function of age at cessation.7 In a prospective cohort study with 6 years of follow-up, the absolute risk of lung cancer mortality was compared in individuals who had never smoked and current and former smokers. (health.am)
  • As expected, there was a lower lung cancer death risk seen for those patients who quit smoking earlier in life, and the risk for those who were former smokers was significantly lower than for those who continued to smoke. (health.am)
  • If one quit between the ages of 50 and 64, the lung cancer death risk leveled off at the risk attained at the time of quitting until around age 75, when it increased significantly. (health.am)
  • For current smokers at age 75, the annual lung cancer mortality is estimated at 1 per 100 for males and 1 per 200 for females. (health.am)
  • Chemotherapy, radiation therapy or both may be given before or after surgery to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. (fredhutch.org)
  • The standard treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer is EBRT with concurrent chemotherapy, followed by brachytherapy. (health.am)
  • The majority of vulvar cancers are squamous cell carcinomas, or cancer that begins in squamous cells, the main type of skin cells found on the surface of the skin. (bcm.edu)
  • Kirsten (Ki)-ras activating point mutations in codons 12 and 13 have been implicated in the development of atypical endometrial hyperplasias and endometrioid carcinomas in Japanese women, as well as in colon cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • The researchers used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database to identify 7,359 patients with advanced stage cervical cancer treated with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) between 1988 and 2009. (health.am)
  • The high proportion of mitotic cells and resemblance to well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the large intestine suggested that this neoplasm was adenocarcinoma rather than adenoma. (hindawi.com)
  • In recent years, two transcriptional subtypes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most aggressive form of pancreatic cancer, have been identified: classical and basal. (fredhutch.org)
  • Clinical trials are studying cancer from a variety of angles, including prevention and treatment. (benaroyaresearch.org)
  • Scholars@Duke publication: Diversity and transparency in gynecologic oncology clinical trials. (duke.edu)
  • The aim of this study was to assess whether clinical trials enrolling patients with gynecologic cancers report racial and ethnic participant composition and to examine the level of diversity in clinical trials. (duke.edu)
  • The only hospital in Orange County that offers a super subspecialized, fellowship-trained gynecologic cancer team that provides drug therapy, clinical trials and surgical excellence in one award-winning physician team. (hoag.org)
  • As a leader in cancer research, our groundbreaking clinical trials give patients options right here in Orange County. (hoag.org)
  • What has been misleading in the development of an HPV standalone test is that the clinical trials did not use cancer as an end point. (medscape.com)
  • Our doctors are always conducting many clinical trials for different cancers and novel treatments. (nyulangone.org)
  • High-risk HPV is implicated in causation of various other cancers such as anal cancers, oropharyngeal cancers, vulval cancers, vaginal cancers, and penile cancers. (cytojournal.com)
  • Jacobsen MC, Rigaud B, Simiele SJ, Rauch GM , Ning MS, Vedam S , Klopp AH , Stafford RJ, Brock KK, Venkatesan AM . Feasibility of quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging during intra-procedural MRI-guided brachytherapy of locally advanced cervical and vaginal cancers. (viictr.org)
  • Associations of Computed Tomography Image-Assessed Adiposity and Skeletal Muscles with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. (ufl.edu)
  • Intraindividual Reliability of Opportunistic Computed Tomography-Assessed Adiposity and Skeletal Muscle Among Breast Cancer Patients. (ufl.edu)
  • CHICAGO - The application of topical liquid lidocaine to the vulvar vestibule allows for comfortable intercourse in breast cancer survivors with severe menopausal dyspareunia, new research shows. (medscape.com)
  • Breast cancer survivors are often searching for an alternative to hormonal therapy. (medscape.com)
  • The double-blind trial involved 46 breast cancer survivors with dyspareunia. (medscape.com)
  • Segaran N, Devine C , Wang M, Ganeshan D . Current update on imaging for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. (viictr.org)
  • Objective: To determine the association between scores from a 25-item patient-reported Rockwood Accumulation of Deficits Frailty Index (DAFI) and survival outcomes in gynecologic cancer patients. (wustl.edu)
  • Biomedical advances over the past 50 years have vastly improved the treatments and outcomes for people facing cancer. (benaroyaresearch.org)
  • Despite their similar morphological appearance, related cancers often exhibit significant differences in clinical characteristics, treatment responses, and overall outcomes. (fredhutch.org)
  • Results from the Anal Cancer HSIL Outcomes Research (ANCHOR) study have provided additional evidence supporting early identification and treatment of HPV-related anal disease. (hivguidelines.org)
  • The exam may reveal an ulceration, lump or mass in the vulvar region. (wikipedia.org)
  • A 68-year-old woman had a vulvar lump with mild local discomfort. (hindawi.com)
  • A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) found that brachytherapy treatment was associated with better cause-specific survival and overall survival in women with cervical cancer. (health.am)
  • Brachytherapy is a type of cancer treatment in which radioactive implants are inserted directly into the tissue near the tumor site. (health.am)
  • The shift away from brachytherapy is concerning, and has directly lowered the survival rates of cervical cancer patients," said Akila Viswanathan, MD, MPH, director of BWH Gynecologic Radiation Oncology, senior study author. (health.am)