Suggested Recommendations for Routine Cancer Screening
Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer screening should begin at age 21 years. Cytologic screening is recommended every 2 years for women ages 21 to 29 years with either conventional or liquid-based…
ONCOLOGY
Nutritional Therapy
In patients with cancer, malnutrition may appear simultaneously with the disease. Patients with cancer often exhibit anorexia because of decreased nutritional intake with resultant weight loss. There may be an…
Complications of Disease and Therapy
Outline Disease-oriented Complications Hemorrhage Urinary Tract Complications Gastrointestinal Complications Venous Thromboembolic Complications Biliary Obstruction Treatment-related Complications Surgical Radiation Therapy Key Points 1. Women with gynecologic cancers can have significant complications…
Targeted Therapy and Molecular Genetics
Outline Targeted Therapy Foundation of Targeted Therapy Targeted Agents Angiogenesis Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors Agents Targeting the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway Agents Targeting…
Cancer in Pregnancy
Outline Background and Epidemiology of Cancer in Pregnancy Report From the European Society of Gynecological Oncology Cancer in Pregnancy Task Force The More Common Solid Tumors in Pregnancy Cervical Cancer…
Basic Principles of Chemotherapy
Outline Historical Overview General Principles Cell Cycle Control and Growth Kinetics Dynamics of Chemotherapy Pharmacologic Principles Drug Interactions Drug Resistance Calculation of Dosage Categories of Drugs in Current Use Alkylating…
Epidemiology of Commonly Used Statistical Terms and Analysis of Clinical Studies
Outline Epidemiology Evidence-Based Medicine Measures in Epidemiology Analysis of Clinical Trials Types of Clinical Trials Evaluation of Clinical Trials Placebo Treatment Groups Controls Used in Clinical Trials Studies of Therapy…
Palliative Care and Quality of Life
Outline Evolution of Palliative Care Quality of Life in Gynecologic Cancers Quality of Life in Ovarian Cancer Quality of Life in Cervical Cancer Quality of Life in Endometrial Cancer Management…
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Outline Classification Incidence, Epidemiology, and Etiology Familial Ovarian Cancer Signs, Symptoms, and Attempts at Early Detection (Screening) Diagnostic Techniques and Staging Therapeutic Options for Primary Treatment Borderline Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms…
Invasive Cancer of the Vulva
Outline Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma Histology Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis Location and Spread Pattern Staging Sentinel Nodes Management Technique of Radical Vulvectomy Morbidity Associated With Treatment of Vulvar Carcinoma Survival…
