Posted by on 13 February 2012 | 0 Comments
The app will be free and based on research carried out at QCGC in collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic. It suggests that the risk and the localisation of recurrence can be predicted to some extent. We identified eight (8) factors that are routinely available to gynaecological oncologists: Patients age at diagnosis, FIGO stage, histological cell type, Grade, Lymph vascular space invasion, depth of myometrial invasion, peritoneal cytology and maximum tumour size. The app calculates the risk of local (vagina and pelvis) and distant (outside the pelvis) recurrence.
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Posted by on 13 February 2012 | 0 Comments
Queensland Reds vs. Firebirds Queensland - a beach volleyball competition. The Queensland Reds and the Firebirds met to play beach volleyball on 29 January 2012. The event was hosted by Natalie Cook, Olympic champion in Beach Volleyball, 2000. More than $80,000 will go to Gynaecological Cancer research and advance diagnosis and treatment of patients affected by gynaecological cancer.
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Posted by on 16 May 2011 | 0 Comments
An ovarian cancer vaccine represents a novel approach to treatment of ovarian cancer in Australia. Only 10 to 15 sites world-wide will be able to participate in this study and Greenslopes Private Hospital is privileged to take part as one of only two hospitals in Australia. A total of 60 patients will be entered into the study world-wide.
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