Body mass index (BMI) and simple counts of weight are easy and available tools in the clinic
and in research. Recent studies have shown that cancer patients with a low normal BMI (or …

Introduction: While ovarian cancer (OC) is relatively rare, it remains one of the most fatal
cancers. Lack of robust screening methods for eOC lead to detection of most cases at …

Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) often presents with metastases and ascites. Granulocytic
myeloid–derived suppressor cells are an immature population that impairs antitumor …

Adnexal masses are identified in pregnant patients at a rate of 2 to 20 in 1000,
approximately 2 to 20 times more frequently than in the age-matched general population …

Despite the overwhelming evidence for the role of granulocyte colony stimulating factors (G-
CSF) in managing febrile neutropenia (FN) risk, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) …

Purpose A simple measure to predict chemotherapy tolerance in elderly patients would be
useful. We prospectively tested the association of baseline Instrumental Activities of Daily …

Background Accompanying co-morbidities in patients with ovarian cancer are of major
relevance for scheduling debulking surgery, especially in the anesthesiological …

The rising number and increasing longevity of the elderly population calls for improvements
and potentially a more personalized approach to the treatment of cancer in this group …

Purpose The survival duration of elderly patients with epithelial ovarian carcinoma is shorter
than that of their younger counterparts. This variation in survival duration is likely attributed …

Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of death from gynecological cancers in
developed countries. It is a common disease of older women at or above 63 years upon …