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The National Cancer Data Base report on ovarian cancer treatment in United States hospitals
Author(s) -
Partridge Edward E.,
Phillips Jerri Linn,
Menck Herman R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19961115)78:10<2236::aid-cncr28>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , ovarian cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , chemotherapy , disease , oncology , germ cell tumors , carcinoma , ovarian carcinoma , relative survival , gynecology , cancer registry , paleontology , biology
Epithelial ovarian cancer continues to challenge clinicians. There is no accepted method of screening for ovarian cancer, and most patients present with advanced disease. In spite of advances in surgery and chemotherapy, survival continues to be poor.