Chemotherapy toxicity in gynecologic cancer patients with a body surface area (BSA) >2m(s)

"...women with a BSA>2 m(2) on paclitaxel dosed by ABW do not experience excess toxicity in comparison to women on paclitaxel capped at a maximum BSA or women in published trials of adjuvant P/C. Empiric dose reduction is unnecessary and may result in suboptimal treatment...."

Ovarian Cancer Screening Resulted in Many Unnecessary Surgeries

Screening women for ovarian cancer often led to unnecessary surgeries and failed to detect the disease in its early stages, according to new results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial. The analysis focused on the 34,000 women in the NCI-sponsored trial who were screened annually for signs of ovarian cancer using transvaginal ultrasound and/or the CA-125 blood test.