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Interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
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Interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
"Ovarian cancer frequently presents at an advanced stage so it may not be possible to surgically remove all the tumours. Several cycles of chemotherapy are generally given after primary surgery. Secondary surgery, performed after a few cycles of chemotherapy before proceeding to further cycles of chemotherapy, is called interval debulking surgery (IDS). This review compared the survival of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, who had IDS performed between cycles of chemotherapy after primary surgery with survival of patients who had conventional treatment (primary debulking surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy). It found similar survival in patients who did and did not receive IDS. No adequate information regarding adverse effects was available. Data on quality of life (QOL) of the patients were also inconclusive."
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