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Advances in the management of epithelial ovarian cancer.
The Journal of reproductive medicine - 1 Jun 2005
Berkenblit Anna, Cannistra Stephen A
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy in adult women. The most easily identifiable riskfactor is a strong family history of either ovarian or breast cancer; that may indicate the presence of an inherited germ-line mutation in either BRCA-1 or BRCA-2. Common symptoms, such as abdominal bloating and early satiety, indicate more advanced disease, involving the upper abdomen and...
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