• 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)
  • Clinically, he sees patients with neoplasms of the cervix, vulva, and vagina as well as endometrial and ovarian cancer. (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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Randomized trial of exercise on depressive symptomatology and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in ovarian cancer survivors: The Women's Activity and Lifestyle Study in Connecticut (WALC). (omeka.net)
  • OBJECTIVES: Depression is one of the most prevalent mental disorders, and rates are higher among cancer survivors than the general population, and higher in ovarian cancer patients compared to cohorts of other cancer survivors. (omeka.net)
  • To prospectively evaluate quality of life (QoL), use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and diet/exercise changes in ovarian cancer patients during the first 6 months following diagnosis. (omeka.net)
  • When ovarian cancer recurs, chemotherapy is continued when patients respond to therapy. (omeka.net)
  • Quality of life, symptoms and care needs in patients with persistent or recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. (omeka.net)
  • OBJECTIVES: The goals of treating recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer are palliative, aimed at reducing symptoms and improving progression free survival. (omeka.net)
  • These types include: Carcinoma: Cancers derived from epithelial cells. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cancers are usually named using -carcinoma, -sarcoma or -blastoma as a suffix, with the Latin or Greek word for the organ or tissue of origin as the root. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, the most common cancer of the liver parenchyma ("hepato-" = liver), arising from malignant epithelial cells ("carcinoma"), would be called a hepatocarcinoma, while a malignancy arising from primitive liver precursor cells is called a hepatoblastoma. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, the most common type of breast cancer is called ductal carcinoma of the breast. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some types of cancer are named for the size and shape of the cells under a microscope, such as giant cell carcinoma, spindle cell carcinoma, and small-cell carcinoma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is one the most common malignancies derived from the urothelium of the lower urinary tract. (medsci.org)
  • Carcinoma of the vulva is an uncommon malignancy, but one that is amenable to early diagnosis if symptoms and signs are appropriately investigated. (annals.edu.sg)
  • 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)
  • It is designed to treat peritoneal (area that contains the abdominal organs) surface malignancies such as appendiceal carcinoma, mesothelioma and carcinomatosis from gastrointestinal malignancies. (bcm.edu)
  • In patients with an intact uterus, PREMARIN should be prescribed with an appropriate dosage of a progestin for women with intact uteri, in order to prevent endometrial hyperplasia/carcinoma. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • Long-term survival after paclitaxel plus platinum-based combination chemotherapy for extraovarian peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma: is it different from that for ovarian serous papillary cancer? (bmj.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)
  • benign tumors are not classified as being cancer because they do not spread to other parts of the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Benign tumors (which are not cancers) are usually named using -oma as a suffix with the organ name as the root. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vulvar sarcomas located in the Bartholin's gland area are extremely uncommon mesenchymal vulvar tumors. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hematologic Neoplasia A unique association between mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors and a variety of hematologic neoplasms is now well described. (health.am)
  • In a series of 635 patients with extragonadal germ cell tumors, 17 patients developed hematologic malignancies at a median of 6 months after the extragonadal germ cell tumor was diagnosed. (health.am)
  • All hematologic neoplasms developed in the 287 patients with mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors, for a 2% incidence in this group. (health.am)
  • However, the specific association of leukemias and other hematologic neoplasms with mediastinal nonseminomatous germ cell tumors, rather than with all germ cell tumors, remains unexplained. (health.am)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • High tumor mutational burden (TMB-H) has shown promise as a biomarker in lung cancer, but the broad applicability of TMB-H as a biomarker of response across all solid tumors is unclear. (aacrjournals.org)
  • This phase II trial tests whether loncastuximab tesirine works to shrink tumors in patients with B-cell malignancies that have come back (relapsed) or does not respond to treatment (refractory). (fredhutch.org)
  • Fallopian tube cancer is the least common of gynaecological malignancies. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Chemotherapy completion in elderly women with ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer - An NRG oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study. (omeka.net)
  • 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)
  • CONCLUSION: Less than 10% of trials enrolling patients with gynecologic malignancies report racial/ethnic participant composition on ClinicalTrials.gov. (duke.edu)
  • Apart from patients with cancer, we also actively manage patients with preinvasive disease of the cervix, vulva and endometrium. (montefiore.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)
  • A patient with Stage IIB squamous cell cancer of the cervix presented 10 days into her primary radiation therapy with neutropenic fever and diarrhea requiring hospitalization and delay in treatment. (omeka.net)
  • Introduction.Cervix cancer is the second cancer among women in Cameroon. (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • It proved to be a valid biomarker especially in detecting squamous intraepithelial lesions in cervical liquid-based samples and in discerning these lesions from their mimickers, as well as in ovarian, endometrial, vulvar, primary and metastatic melanomas, breast, pancreatic and renal cell carcinomas. (medsci.org)
  • 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)
  • Advances in chemotherapy for colorectal cancer. (health.am)
  • Once all visible cancerous nodules had been removed, they target the microscopic cancer cells with a direct chemotherapy bath (the intraperitoneal chemoperfusion) immediately after surgery. (bcm.edu)
  • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemoperfusion combines surgery and a novel form of chemotherapy that has been shown to significantly improve survival for peritoneal mesothelioma and other abdominal cancer patients. (bcm.edu)
  • Because of the high incidence of local tumor recurrence in patients with rectal cancer, sigmoidoscopy should be performed every 3-6 months for 3 years. (health.am)
  • Combined modality therapy for rectal cancer. (health.am)
  • However, some body parts contain multiple types of tissue, so for greater precision, cancers are additionally classified by the type of cell that the tumor cells originated from. (wikipedia.org)
  • Germ cell tumor: Cancers derived from pluripotent cells, most often presenting in the testicle or the ovary (seminoma and dysgerminoma, respectively). (wikipedia.org)
  • It seems that flow cytometry analyses for intraoperative tumor evaluation can be safely expanded to gynecological malignancies. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is a novel practical approach that has been proven valuable in several tumor types to date, and also seems to be reliable for gynecological malignancies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Intraoperative flow cytometry is expected to be crucial in decisions of lymph node dissection in endometrial cancers, due to its rapid response regarding the tumor invasion of part or all of the myometrial thickness. (bvsalud.org)
  • In conclusion, wide local tumor excision with free surgical margins is a good option of surgery for vulvar leiomyosarcomas. (bvsalud.org)
  • Recent evidence indicates that the hematologic neoplasms in this setting are not treatment related, but rather arise from clones of malignant lymphoblasts or myeloblasts contained within the mediastinal germ cell tumor. (health.am)
  • More importantly, several patients have had an identical chromosomal abnormality (an isochromosome of the short arm of chromosome 12) in the neoplastic cells from the mediastinal germ cell tumor and the hematologic neoplasm, providing strong evidence for a common origin. (health.am)
  • Chromosome 18q contains the DCC gene, a putative tumor suppressor gene frequently mutated in colon cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • These data strongly suggest that some gene on chromosome 18, is a tumor suppressor gene in endometrial cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • Confusingly, some types of cancer use the -noma suffix, examples including melanoma and seminoma. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mutated Radioactive Iodine Refractory Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Results of a Randomized, Phase 2, Open-Label Multicenter Trial. (viictr.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)
  • 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)
  • These neoplasms can be mistaken as Bartholin' gland benign lesions such as cysts or abscesses, leading to a delay in the diagnosis of underlying malignancy. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, certain malignancies do have characteristic or highly suggestive findings to aid in diagnosis. (oncolink.org)
  • Colonoscopy in colorectal-cancer screening for detection of advanced neoplasia. (health.am)
  • Known or suspected estrogen-dependent malignant neoplasia (e.g. endometrial cancer). (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • 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)
  • Most of the cervical epithelial neoplasms and their precursors occur at the squamocolumnar junction or within the transformation zone. (cytojournal.com)
  • In Cancer Causes Control , 34:133-40, 2023. (duke.edu)
  • Patients who did not undergo full colonoscopy preoperatively should undergo colonoscopy within 3-6 months postoperatively to exclude other synchronous colorectal neoplasms and 1 year thereafter. (health.am)
  • For each stage, rectal cancers have a worse prognosis. (health.am)
  • In subgroup analyses of the varying cancer types, the association of frailty status with prognosis was fairly consistent (aHR 1.15-2.24). (wustl.edu)
  • thus the hereditary form of endometrial cancer alone does not appear to portend a worse prognosis than the sporadic form. (medmuv.com)
  • Correctly identifying the type of cancer that a patient has is critical, since this information will affect their prognosis and treatment options. (moffitt.org)
  • There are over 100 different known cancers that affect humans. (wikipedia.org)
  • 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)
  • Colon Cancer Genetics Group, University of Edinburgh, School of Molecular and Clinical Medicine and MRC Human Genetics Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, U.K. (health.am)
  • CT colonography for colon cancer screening. (health.am)
  • 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)
  • The 2019 Fall Update: Management of Not So Rare Cancers conference was held on Saturday October 5 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver. (bccancer.bc.ca)
  • As part of our mission to eliminate cancer, MD Anderson researchers conduct hundreds of clinical trials to test new treatments for both common and rare cancers. (mdanderson.org)
  • Sarcoma: Cancers arising from connective tissue (i.e. bone, cartilage, fat, nerve), each of which develop from cells originating in mesenchymal cells outside of the bone marrow. (wikipedia.org)
  • Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a neoplasm of vascular endothelial and lymphoreticular cells that can involve the skin and numerous visceral organs. (medscape.com)
  • Menometrorrhagia, which involves both excessive and irregular bleeding, should be distinguished from menorrhagia, and usually involves anovulatory cycles or genital lesions such as endometrial or cervical cancer. (mhmedical.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)
  • Imaging and Management of Bladder Cancer. (viictr.org)
  • Other frequently involved regions include 10q, 3p, and 18q, with no significant differences found in the chromosomal regions involved in endometrial from cervical cancers. (medmuv.com)
  • Cancer Information Summaries from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ®) provide prognostic and treatment information for major types of adult and pediatric cancers. (vicc.org)
  • When multivariate analysis was used to determine if HER-2/neu was an independent prognostic factor in endometrial cancers taking into account other molecular features such as DNA ploidy, epidermal growth factor receptor, or p53 status, HER-2/neu status failed to achieve significance. (medmuv.com)
  • Corresponding author: Dr. Maria Gabriella Malzone, Pathology and Cytopathology Unit, National Cancer Institute "Fondazione G. Pascale", via Mariano Semmola, 80131 Napoli, Italy. (medsci.org)
  • Permanent section pathology evaluation was used as the gold standard for malignancy evaluation. (bvsalud.org)
  • Lymphoma and leukemia: These two classes of cancer arise from immature cells that originate in the bone marrow, and are intended to fully differentiate and mature into normal components of the immune system and the blood, respectively. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some of the body's lymphocytes (immune cells) are found in the skin, so when the cancer originates there, it is called cutaneous lymphoma. (moffitt.org)
  • Depending on the type of lymphocytes affected (B cells or T cells), this type of skin cancer may be classified as cutaneous B-cell lymphoma or cutaneous T-cell lymphoma . (moffitt.org)
  • 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)
  • Segaran N, Devine C , Wang M, Ganeshan D . Current update on imaging for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. (viictr.org)
  • Influence of Baseline Positron Emission Tomography in Metastatic Gastroesophageal Cancer on Survival and Response to Therapy. (viictr.org)
  • The DAFI was applied to women age ≥ 65 diagnosed with all types of gynecologic cancers between 1998 and 2015. (wustl.edu)
  • 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)
  • His primary interest is in fertility issues and options for cancer patients. (montefiore.org)
  • Biopsy methods for accurate histologic or cytologic proof of malignancy are absolutely essential to workup and subsequent management of suspected cancer patients. (oncolink.org)
  • Cancers will recur in 30-80% of cases, with a progression to muscle invasive disease of 1-45% within 5 year [ 2 , 3 ]. (medsci.org)
  • The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study reported increased risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, invasive breast cancer, pulmonary emboli, and deep vein thrombosis in postmenopausal women (50 to 79 years of age) during 5 years of treatment with oral conjugated estrogens (CE 0.625 mg) combined with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA 2.5 mg) relative to placebo. (nih.gov)
  • The neoplasm to its greatest extent was circumscribed and in places had an invasive growth pattern. (bvsalud.org)
  • In invasive cancers, a superficially invasive SCC is a well-defined entity. (cytojournal.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)
  • Dr. Einstein is a NIH clinical investigator with funding focused in the pathways to the malignant transformation of cervical cancer. (montefiore.org)
  • In addition to his clinical and lab work, he is an investigator on many clinical protocols including a preinvasive cervical cancer vaccine trial. (montefiore.org)
  • Please click on a cancer center link for more information about the clinical programs offered, affiliated mesothelioma doctors and how to contact the cancer center. (mesothelioma.com)
  • 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)
  • Our doctors are always conducting many clinical trials for different cancers and novel treatments. (nyulangone.org)
  • Virarkar M, Jensen C, Klekers A , Wagner-Bartak NA , Devine CE , Lano EA , Sun J, Tharakeswara B, Bhosale P. Clinical importance of second-opinion interpretations of abdominal imaging studies in a cancer hospital and its impact on patient management. (viictr.org)
  • Dr. Dong's clinical interest is in lymphoid malignancies, including B-cell and T-cell lymphomas. (moffitt.org)
  • When prescribing solely for the treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to menopause, first consider the use of topical vaginal products. (nih.gov)
  • Treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms due to menopause )  Treatment of moderate to severe symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy due to Limitation of Use: When prescribing solely for the treatment of moderate to severe Inducers and/or inhibitors of CYP3A4 may affect estrogen drug metabolism. (gotomydoctor.com)
  • GU tract pathologies can arise potentially at any stage of a person's life: newborns and infants can start showing signs and symptoms of congenital GU abnormalities, early or delayed puberty can become a burden for adolescents, STDs remain a major public health concern in sexually active teens and adults, and the potential for gonadal or cervical malignancy is constantly looming in particular cases. (lecturio.com)
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  • the relief of menopausal and postmenopausal symptoms occurring in naturally or surgically induced estrogen deficiency states including vulvar and vaginal atrophy. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • When prescribing solely for the treatment of symptoms of vulvar and vaginal atrophy, topical vaginal products should be considered. (pfizermedicalinformation.ca)
  • Herein, we aimed to investigate the potential role of cell-cycle analysis in the intraoperative characterization of gynecological malignancies. (bvsalud.org)
  • Women who underwent surgery for gynecological malignancies in our institution over a three-year period were included in this study. (bvsalud.org)
  • Virarkar M, Devine C , Bassett R, Javadi S , Faria SC, Bhosale P. Update on Diagnostic Performance of PET/MRI in Gynecological Malignancies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. (viictr.org)
  • Virarkar M, Ganeshan D , Devine C , Bassett R, Kuchana V, Bhosale P. Diagnostic value of PET/CT versus PET/MRI in gynecological malignancies of the pelvis: A meta-analysis. (viictr.org)
  • This study set out to analyze the profile of gynecological cancer in Federal University Teaching Hospital, Owerri, [FUTHO] (former Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria). (bvsalud.org)
  • Results: a total of 1,378 gynecological patients were admitted into the Gynaecological ward of the hospital, out of which 242 (17.6%) were cancer cases. (bvsalud.org)
  • The most common gynecological cancers in this study is very different from previous reports from Nigeria and other African countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • In light of the current discussions about end-of-life decision-making, a study was designed to assess the desires of patients with gynecologic cancer. (omeka.net)