Open AccessVaginal vault carcinoma as second primary in a treated case of ovarian cancer
Author(s) -
Sushruta Shrivastava,
Debabrata Barmon,
Amal Chandra Kataki,
Pankaj Deka
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.104476
Subject(s) - vaginal vault , vault (architecture) , medicine , carcinoma , ovarian cancer , vaginal cancer , gynecology , oncology , ovarian carcinoma , cancer , vagina , surgery , cervical cancer , history , archaeology
With the advances in the treatment of cancer, the chances of survival have increased today. The five-year relative survival rate is about 66%. With the increasing survival rate, it is important to identify the late effects of cancer and its therapy. One of the most serious events experienced by cancer survivors is the diagnosis of a new cancer.