Gynecologic Cancer
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Mailed HPV test kits boost cervical cancer screening
About 23% of eligible women are overdue for cervical cancer screening by at least a year.
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Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
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Study shows higher obesity-related cancer mortality in areas with more fast food
An ecologic study showed a dose-response relationship among measures of food swamp and food desert scores and obesity-related cancer mortality.
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Cancer pain declines with cannabis use
Lower use of other meds was also seen in patients who used cannabis.
Conference Coverage
Guidelines for assessing cancer risk may need updating
Whole-exome sequencing reveals cancer risk mutations in patients that would not have qualified for testing based on current guidelines.
Conference Coverage
AI predicts endometrial cancer recurrence
Model uses only digitized histopathology slides, but more validation in other populations is needed.
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Premenopausal women benefit from ovarian conservation with benign hysterectomies
Population-based study suggests that risks of bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy outweigh benefits for women younger than 45 years.
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Cervical screening often stops at 65, but should it?
A new study is intended to provide a more solid foundation for the benefits and harms of cervical screening for women older than 65.
Gynecologic Oncology Consult
Surgical management of borderline ovarian tumors, part 1
Ovarian-sparing procedures should be offered to patients in the setting of borderline ovarian tumors, with the understanding that they are...
Clinical Review
Multi-cancer early detection liquid biopsy testing: A predictive genetic test not quite ready for prime time
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Home-based HPV cervical cancer screening ‘cost effective’
In terms of willingness-to-pay thresholds for each additional completed screening, the team found that home-based screening achieved a 90%...