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Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Arch Jhonson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:39:48 +0000

Ovarian cancer Treatment:

Surgery is the preferred treatment is often needed to diagnose ovarian cancer.

Studies have shown that surgery performed by a specialist in gynecologic oncology resulted in a higher cure rate.
Chemotherapy is used after surgery to treat any remaining disease can also be used if the cancer recurs.
Radiation therapy is rarely used to treat ovarian cancer in the United States.
After treatment, women are commonly monitored with CA-125 and CT scans.

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Aydin Been — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:18:53 +0000

The Committee for Medicinal Products for (HUEMA), has decided to authorize the use of Spanish antitumor Yondelis for tumors of recurrent ovarian cancer. Yondelis is the trading name of trabectedin, ET-743 or as named in the laboratory. It is a synthetic derivative of a marine compound, the ‘Ecteinascidia turbinata’, already used in European countries today to treat other cancer.

It can be used via the compassionate use (where no alternative therapy) to treat ovarian tumors that relapsed despite receiving other standard therapy after platinum-based. Oncologists may be administered to patients who have no other therapeutic indication, but not formally adopted in either case. However, the official decision of the Agency on its use for women with ovarian cancer and platinum-sensitive relapse.

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Aydin Been — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:17 +0000

The ovarian cancer usually occurs in women over 50 years, but can also affect younger women. The ovarian cancer is difficult to detect in advance.
In the earlier they are discovered and treated ovarian cancer, the better the chances of recovery. Many times, women with ovarian cancer have no symptoms or only mild symptoms until the disease is at an advanced stage and difficult to treat. Symptoms may include:
• Heavy feeling in pelvis
• Pain in the lower abdomen
• vaginal bleeding
• weight gain or loss
• Abnormal menstrual periods
• Back pain
• Gases, nausea, vomiting or loss of appetite
Treatment is usually surgical and is followed by treatment with medicines called chemotherapy.

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