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It has been recently identified that NADIR values in serial CA125 values during adjuvant primary post-operative chemotherapy are prognostic even within the normal range (less than 35).
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There have been 2 attempts to produce a consensus definition of the polycystic ovary syndrome by expert conferences.
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Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a major complication following gynecologic abdominal surgery that may be fatal in up to 1 in 4 affected patients. While several risk factors for VTE have been identified, carcinoma remains among the most significant.
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Alternative Therapy for Depression?; FDA Actions
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The role of primary tumor resection for those who present with disseminated breast cancer has not been established. Rapiti and colleagues performed a population-based study to determine the impact of local surgery on survival in women with breast cancer who, at the time of initial presentation, were known to have distant metastases.
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For years clinicians have been administering oxygen by mask to patients with worrisome fetal heart rate patterns. Yet, a Cochrane database review has questioned this practice because of the lack of solid date to demonstrate its benefit.
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New Hope for Macular Degeneration?; Can Cialis be Used for Edema?; FDA Actions
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Despite the grim statistics, recurrent ovarian cancer is somewhat distinguished from other solid tumors in its ability to retain and regain some "sensitivity" to chemotherapy long into its natural progression.
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In a prospective, randomized trial, both norethindrone 1 mg/ethinyl estradiol 35 mg taken three times a day initially as well as medroxyprogesterone acetate 20 mg t.i.d. initially were comparably effective and reasonably well tolerated.