Dr. West on the Future of Treatment for Patients With Gynecologic Malignancies
February 23rd 2018Lindsay West, MD, gynecologic oncologist, University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UNC School of Medicine, discusses the future of treatment for patients with gynecologic malignancies.
Active Surveillance Underused in Prostate Cancer Patients Who Want to Preserve Sexual Function
In results from the North Carolina Prostate Cancer Comparative Effectiveness and Survivorship Study, 52.6% said that preserving sexual function was “very important,” but only 43.4% were assigned to active surveillance.
Researcher Describes Relationship Between Neoadjuvant Chemo and Readmission in Ovarian Cancer
March 27th 2017Emma Barber, MD, discusses the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on readmission rates, and how the goal of lowering readmission rates in ovarian cancer may not always align with optimizing long-term outcomes.