Webcast/CME - Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education - Ovarian Cancer Screening and Management to Improve Patient Survival Apr 16, 2010

Webast/CME
OVERVIEW
Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancy and the fifth leading cause of cancer‐related death among women in the United States. The high mortality rate associated with ovarian cancer is due in part to the lack of effective screening strategies to detect the disease in early stages (I or II) when the cancer is confined to the ovary. Since symptoms associated with ovarian cancer are typically nonspecific, a clinical diagnosis is difficult to make until the disease has advanced. The Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education has identified a number of areas related to the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of ovarian cancer where education is vital in order to address the need for improvement in professional care.