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Cervical Cancer

What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical cancer is the growth of abnormal cells within the cervix. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that connects to...

Stages of Ovarian Cancer

If diagnosed with ovarian cancer, patients will want to know their tumour “stage”. The stage of ovarian cancer describes how far the cancer has grown and...

What are the differences between neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy?

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy refers to the use of chemotherapy to shrink the cancerous tumours prior to surgery. When chemotherapy is used after surgery, it is referred to...

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BRCA Cancer Treatment

Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome Hereditary breast-ovarian cancer (HBOC) refers to cancer running in families[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family] with breast cancer[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer] and ovarian cancer[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_cancer]. Typically an individual suffers from both...

Preoperative Guidelines for Surgery on Elderly

Last week the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) issued new guidelines for the preoperative care of patients aged 65+ years. These...

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QLD & Australia Cancer Australia www.canceraustralia.gov.au[http://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/] Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer Research www.gyncan.org[http://www.gyncan.org/] Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation www.agcf.org.au[https://www.agcf.org.au/] Queensland Cancer Fund www.qldcancer.com.au[http://www.qldcancer.com.au/] Cancer Australia Resources for Consumers www.canceraustralia.gov.au/resources[http://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/resources][http://canceraustralia.gov.au/resources] Australian Society of Gynaecologic...

What is the most aggressive type of uterine cancer?

In Australia, uterine cancer is the most common type of gynaecological cancer with more than 3,000 women diagnosed every year. Most typically it is a disease...