Official website of the International Senology Oncology Scientific Community
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Gian Paolo Andreoletti - Oncologist, Science Journalist
Gynaecological Cancers
LINKS
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Ovarian cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Endometrial cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Cervical cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Ovarian Cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Endometrial and other Uterine cancers
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Cervical cancer
National Cancer Institute: Ovarian Cancer
National Cancer Institute: Endometrial cancer
British Medical Journal Collections: Gynaecological cancers
The Journal of the American Medical Association Collections: Ovarian cancer
The Journal of the American Medical Association Collections: Cervical cancer
LITERATURE SELECTION
CLINICAL
GUIDELINES
"Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer: guidance" - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK - www.nice.org.uk
"Cytoreduction surgery followed by hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis" - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK - www.nice.org.uk
"Two Combination Treatment Regimens Added to Updated NCCN Guidelines for Ovarian Cancer" - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) - USA - www.nccn.org
"First Cervical Cancer Screening Delayed Until Age 21- Less Frequent Pap Tests Recommended" - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - ACOG - www.acog.org
"Topotecan for the treatment of recurrent carcinoma of the cervix" - NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK - www.nice.org.uk
"Updated
NCCN Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening Highlight Appropriate Use of
New HPV DNA Tests" -
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA - www.nccn.org
PRESS RELEASES
"Studies Report Progress Against Genitourinary, Gastrointestinal and Gynecologic Cancers" - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - www.asco.org
"CA-125 Change Over Time Shows Promise as Screening Tool for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"First Cervical Cancer Screening Delayed Until Age 21- Less Frequent Pap Tests Recommended" - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - ACOG - www.acog.org
"FDA Approved First DNA Test for Two Types of Human Papillomavirus" - U.S. Food and Drug Administration - www.fda.org
"Symptom screening plus a simple blood test equals a 20 percent jump in early detection of ovarian cancer" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA - www.fhcrc.org
"Recurrent Low-Grade Carcinoma of the Ovary Less Responsive to Chemotherapy Than More Common Ovarian Cancers" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer Patients with BRCA Live Longer, May Respond Better to Standard Treatment" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"Ovarian Cancer Screening Using Ultrasound and CA125 Finds both Early and Late Stage Cancers, But Also Many False Positives" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
"HPV Testing A Cost-Effective Strategy For Women With Equivocal Cervical Screening Results" - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
"Two new studies reveal benefits of laparoscopic surgery for uterine cancer" - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
"FDA
Licenses New Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases
in Females Caused by Human Papillomavirus" - U.S. Food and Drug Administration
NEWS
Ovarian cancer and postmenopausal hormone therapy
Ovarian cancer and postmenopausal hormone therapy - JAMA - Postmenopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer
Coffee and tea consumption and endometrial cancer risk
Coffee and tea consumption and endometrial cancer risk - International Journal of Cancer - Regular coffee and tea consumption reduces endometrial cancer risk
Physical
activity and endometrial cancer
Physical activity and endometrial cancer - International Journal of Cancer - Light and moderate physical activity are associated with lower endometrial cancer risk
Ca-125,
ultrasound and adnexal masses
Ca-125, ultrasound and adnexal masses - Journal of the National Cancer Institute - Ultrasonography is superior to serum CA-125 for discrimination between benign and malignant adnexal masses
HPV infection and fallopian tube carcinoma
HPV infection and fallopian tube carcinoma - BJOG
Borderline ovarian tumors and infertility drugs
Borderline ovarian tumors and infertility drugs - Fertility and Sterility
Cigarette smoking, Human Papillomavirus and Cervical
Cancer
Cigarette smoking, Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer - Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
Ovarian cancer and menopausal
hormone therapy
Ovarian cancer and menopausal hormone therapy - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Chronic stress and ovarian
carcinoma
Chronic stress and ovarian carcinoma - Nature
Condoms and cervical cancer
Condoms and cervical cancer - New England Journal of Medicine
Analgesic drugs and ovarian
cancer
Analgesic drugs and ovarian cancer - Epidemiology.
Physical activity and ovarian cancer
Physical
activity and ovarian cancer - International
Journal of Cancer
EDITORIALS
Use
of positron emission tomography in the posttherapy evaluation of patients
with cervical cancer -
Perry W. Grigsby
Estrogen
and Progestin Potency of Oral Contraceptives and Ovarian Carcinoma Risk -
Galina Lurie
Infection
with multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and risk of
pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities -
Helen Trottier
Radiotherapy
after surgery for stage I endometrial cancer - David Gaffney
Is there a place for HPV 16 and 18 viral load quantification in clinical routine practice? - Xavier Carcopino
Infection with multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and risk of pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities - Helen Trottier
Molecular profiling in serous epithelial ovarian cancer - Anne-Marie Mes-Masson
HPV testing in primary cervical cancer screening - Jack Cuzick
The association between HIV genital shedding and cervical neoplasia - Barbara Gardella
Synergistic effects of immune cell-viral biotherapy in the treatment of cancer - Steve Thorne
The role of aggressive surgery in the treatment of ovarian cancer - William A. Cliby
Use of sequential FDG-PET to predict patient outcome after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced stage ovarian cancer - Norbert Avril
Moderate physical activity may help women lower their risk of ovarian cancer - Sai Yi Pan
Accuracy of PET/CT in lymph node staging in patients with early-stage cervical cancer - Maria Picchio
Ovarian cancer and symptoms that precede a diagnosis - Lloyd H. Smith
Effect of human papillomavirus type and smoking on survival in women with early stage cervical cancer - Jason Wright
Role of laparoscopy in identifying not optimally resectable advanced ovarian cancer patients - Giovanni Scambia
Epithelial
ovarian cancer and relationship between the time interval from surgery to
chemotherapy -
Angiolo Gadducci
