Debulking surgery is generally the next step after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, but there has been controversy as to whether women should undergo a ...

In November of 2008, three days after she was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer, Susan Gubar underwent a debulking operation. The procedure entails the removal of part of the cancer—and often ...

Abbreviations: MSKCC, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; OS, overall survival; CGR, complete gross resection; mos, months. CGR, complete gross resection; PDS, primary debulking surgery. The EORTC ...

Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it reaches an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen. Most patients undergo surgery to remove as many of these tumors as possible ...

For the past four decades, the standard management of patients with advanced ovarian cancer has been primary cytoreductive surgery followed by chemotherapy. Numerous studies have demonstrated that ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen. Most patients undergo surgery to remove as many of ...

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