Tumor Burden in Sentinel Node May Help Stratify High- and Low-risk Vulvar Cancer Patients 06/14/2010
Tumor burden in the sentinel node of early-stage vulvar cancer patients appears to be an important prognostic factor. Patients with sentinel-node metastasis larger than 2mm may have a worse prognosis. These findings were recently published in the journal The Lancet Oncology.[1] Vulvar cancer is a rare type of ...

Updates in the Management of Gynecologic Cancers 05/27/2008
The 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists (SGO) was held in Tampa, Florida, from March 9 to 12, 2008, and was attended by more than 1,000 oncologists and other healthcare professionals.Established to “promote and ensure the highest quality of comprehensive clinical care through excellence in education ...

Aldara™ Effective Against Precancerous Changes to the Vulva 03/07/2006
According to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a 16-week course of treatment with Aldara™ (imiquimod) resulted in the disappearance or reduction of precancerous changes to the vulva in 82% of treated women. The vulva consists of the inner and outer lips of the vagina, ...

Stress and Depression Frequent Among Women Treated for Gynecological Cancers 02/22/2005
According to the results of a study recently published in Gynecologic Oncology , women with gynecologic cancer often experience emotional stress and depression after losing their fertility from cancer treatment. Gynecologic cancers are malignancies that involve any part of the female reproductive organs. Unfortunately many of the areas affected, such ...

Long-Term Survival Achieved with Brachytherapy in Patients with Vaginal Cancer 02/14/2002
Patients with vaginal cancer that has not spread to distant sites in the body may achieve long-term survival when treated with interstitial brachytherapy, according to a recent article published in the journal Cancer. Currently, there are very few other reports providing information involving the treatment with interstitial brachytherapy ...