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Financial toxicity impacts nearly 50% of women with gynaecologic cancer
The cost of cancer care in United States was an estimated $183 billion in 2015…
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Promising ovarian cancer treatment proves effective and efficient
Preclinical trials of a new radiopharmaceutical to treat ovarian cancer have produced successful results, dramatically…
ASCO 2021 OUTBACK Trial: Additional chemotherapy does not offer survival benefit for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer
Additional chemotherapy given after standard chemoradiation treatment does not improve survival for women with locally…
Novel way for scientists to predict chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer patients
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most common lethal gynaecological cancer. Ovarian cancer is usually…
ASCO 2021: Cervical cancer rates drop; other HPV-related cancers are on the rise
In a review of the incidence and trends of the Human Papillomavirus- (HPV-) related cancers,…
‘Devastated and sad’ after 36 years of research — early detection of ovarian cancer doesn’t save lives
Ian Jacobs, UNSW My colleagues’ and my efforts to develop a screening test for the…
Few women in sub-Saharan Africa undergo cervical cancer screenings
According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common form of…
Long term trial finds early detection of ovarian cancer does not save lives
Research led by UNSW Sydney’s Vice-Chancellor has found screening methods for ovarian cancer do not…
New class of drug gives hope to some ovarian cancer patients
A study published in Nature Communications shows that the drug rucaparib has been effective in treating certain…
Impact of randomised trial on use of minimally invasive surgery for cervical cancer
In a Correspondence article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from University Hospitals…