Global cooperation in gynecologic cancer.

Comparison of different nutritional assessments and body-composition measurements in detecting malnutrition among gynecologic cancer patients.

BACKGROUND Few studies have assessed global nutritional assessment tools and body-composition measurements in gynecologic cancer patients. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the convergent validity of different nutritional tools such as the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), serum albumin, skinfold-thickness measurements, and total-body potassium (TBK) and body density ...

Epidemiology and Characteristics of Extra-ovarian Conditions Mimicking Ovarian Cancer: A 4-Year Assay Among Iranian Women

Introduction: Involving approximately 4% of malignancies in women, ovarian cancer remains one of the most fatal cancers. However, it is important to consider conditions which are not primary ovarian diseases, but mimic their behaviors. In the present study, the epidemiological characteristics of extra-ovarian conditions mimicking ovarian masses are evaluated. Meth...

Time for global efforts with clinical trials for advanced cervical cancer patients.

The global impact of the Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup in enhancing clinical trials in ovarian cancer.

The Gynecologic Cancer InterGroup (GCIG) has developed from a small network of ovarian cancer researchers to a large international forum addressing multiple issues related to research in gynecologic cancers. Member groups of the GCIG have collaboratively conducted pivotal clinical trials in cancers of the ovary, endometrium, and cervix. The participation of operational and statistical personnel...

Cervical cancer screening: the complex interplay of medical infrastructure, society, and culture.

Cervical Cancer Screening: The Complex Interplay of Medical Infrastructure, Society, and Culture ANNEKATHRYN GOODMAN, NAWAL NOUR Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Divisions of Gynecologic Oncology and Women’s Global Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Global Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ...