Quality-of-Life Effects of Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Versus Gynecologic Screening Among Women at Increased Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer | Zendy

Joanna B. Madalinska | Zendy; Judith Hollenstein | Zendy; Eveline M. A. Bleiker | Zendy; Marc van Beurden | Zendy; Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir | Zendy; Leon F.A.G. Massuger | Zendy; Katja N. Gaarenstroom | Zendy; Marian J.E. Mourits | Zendy; René H.M. Verheijen | Zendy; E.B.L. van Dorst | Zendy; Hans van der Putten | Zendy; Ko van der Velden | Zendy; H. Boonstra | Zendy; Neil K. Aaronson | Zendy

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Quality-of-Life Effects of Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy Versus Gynecologic Screening Among Women at Increased Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer

Author(s) -

Joanna B. Madalinska,

Judith Hollenstein,

Eveline M. A. Bleiker,

Marc van Beurden,

Heiðdís Valdimarsdóttir,

Leon F.A.G. Massuger,

Katja N. Gaarenstroom,

Marian J.E. Mourits,

René H.M. Verheijen,

E.B.L. van Dorst,

Hans van der Putten,

Ko van der Velden,

H. Boonstra,

Neil K. Aaronson

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of clinical oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 10.482

H-Index - 548

eISSN - 1527-7755

pISSN - 0732-183X

DOI - 10.1200/jco.2005.02.626

Subject(s) - medicine , distress , gynecology , quality of life (healthcare) , cancer , population , observational study , ovarian cancer , obstetrics , oncology , clinical psychology , nursing , environmental health

Recommendations for women at high risk of ovarian cancer include periodic gynecologic screening (GS) and prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (PBSO). The aim of the current study was to determine the quality-of-life (QOL) effects of PBSO versus GS.

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