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Ovarian suppression may improve survival outcomes in breast cancer patients

All women produce a hormone called estrogen which stimulates some breast cancers to grow. In the context of breast cancer, ovarian suppression is the term used...

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...

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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...

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Does talc powder cause ovarian cancer?

A US court ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay more than $100 million (AUD) in damages to the family of an Alabama woman who died of...

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...

Battle Against Ovarian Cancer

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...

Preperitoneal wound infusion

I realise that in general gynaecology we hardly need to do laparotomies any more except for very big and complex cases. Even in gynaecological oncology most...