Genetic PAP test
In the future, PAP smears will do a lot more than just screening for cervical cancer.
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Tagged PAP smear; Posted 11 years ago
Why is ovarian cancer a disease of the elderly at a time when the ovaries are inactive already for a long time?
While young women in their teens and twenties can also be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, the majority of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer are aged 60 years or older.
Posted in ovarian cancer, demographics, diagnosis; Comments 2 ; Posted 11 years ago
On the other side of the fence
For years I battled with varicose veins on both my legs. First, they looked awful when I was in shorts but more recently they also started to cause a dragging discomfort.
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Tagged Patient experience; Posted 11 years ago
Salpingectomy for “Ovarian” Cancer Prevention
Earlier this year we witnessed some hype that removing the fallopian tubes (salpingectomy) would prevent ovarian cancer.
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Posted 11 years ago
feMME Trial now open
The feMME trial will treat women with endometrial cancer and preserve the patient’s fertility at the same time.
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Tagged Uterine Cancer, Mirena, Metformin; Posted 11 years ago
False positive readings of HE4
A couple of weeks ago a friend and gynaecologist complained about HE4 and in particular about false positive readings.
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Posted 11 years ago
Failure to rescue
Earlier this week, I learned about a new indicator to measure surgical quality. "Failure the rescue" stands for our inability to save a patient’s life as a consequence of a...
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Posted 11 years ago
Are barbed sutures safe?
Last week, a patient who had a TLH 8 weeks ago contacted me to complain about symptoms suggesting vaginal dehiscence following intercourse.
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Comments 9 ; Posted 11 years ago
Smokers face a higher risk of surgical complications
A patient with vulval cancer, smoker, needed surgery like many patients we see every day. Of course, we spoke of smoking and the possibility that her smoking habits contributed to...
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Comments 1 ; Posted 11 years ago
Battle Against Ovarian Cancer 2012
The preparations for the Battle Against Ovarian Cancer are again in full swing (www.battleagainstovariancancer.org). Please visit the site and register a team of five (one for each type of gynaecological...
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Posted 11 years ago
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