Aug 12, 2016: Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Treatment (note blogger comments)

Ovarian Epithelial, Fallopian Tube, and Primary Peritoneal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)

 August 12, 2016

Estimated new cases and deaths from ovarian cancer in the United States in 2016:[5]

• New cases: 22,280.
• Deaths: 14,240.
   
  (Blogger's Note: this summary (above) does a poor job of referencing genetic links aside from the BRCA's)
   
  several other genes have been implicated.[6,7]  
   
  • Lynch HT, Watson P, Lynch JF, et al.: Hereditary ovarian cancer. Heterogeneity in age at onset. Cancer 71 (2 Suppl): 573-81, 1993. [PubMed] [Reference list] 
  • Pennington KP, Swisher EM: Hereditary ovarian cancer: beyond the usual suspects. Gynecol Oncol 124 (2): 347-53, 2012. [PubMed] [Reference list]