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YAP1 Oncogene Synergizes with HPV to Promote Cervical Cancer
Researchers have provided in vitro and in vivo evidence that the YAP1 oncogene can induce cervical cancer regardless of HPV infection. Further, the synergism between HPV and YAP1 significantly accelerates the development of cervical cancer and HPV vaccination remains vitally important.
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Minimally Invasive Surgery Linked to Shorter Survival in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer
Among women with early-stage cervical cancer who undergo radical hysterectomy, survival after minimally invasive surgery is significantly shorter than after open surgery, according to the largest-ever investigation of this question.
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Combination Immunotherapy May Be the Best Treatment for Certain Uterine Cancers
Mass General researchers evaluated patients with six uterine cancer subtypes to identify those with the most potential for immunotherapy treatment.
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Understanding the Molecular Underpinnings of Gynecologic Cancers
In this video, Whitfield Growdon, MD, of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and the Mass General Cancer Center and a researcher in the Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, discusses his research of the molecular underpinnings of cancer to someday create personalized medicine agendas for individuals.
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Specialty Palliative Care Underutilized for Patients with Cervical Cancer
Alexandra S. Bercow, MD and Whitfield B. Growdon, MD, of the Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and colleagues found that even in large institutions with ample resources, 53% of patients who died of cervical cancer were never referred to palliative care services.
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Changing Treatment Paradigms in Gynecologic Oncology
In this video, Marcela del Carmen, MD, a gynecologic oncologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, discusses an exciting innovation in the field: a platform called Patient-Reported Outcome Metrics.
Gynecologic Oncology contributors
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Cheng Wang, PhD
Associate Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
YAP1 May Be a Treatment Target for Certain Types of Female Subfertility -
Eric L. Eisenhauer, MD
Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Review: Prophylactic Surgery for Women at Risk of Hereditary Ovarian or Endometrial Cancer -
Marcela G. del Carmen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Gynecologic Oncologist, Center for Gynecologic Oncology
Recent Article
Changing Treatment Paradigms in Gynecologic Oncology
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Mary E. Sabatini, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Clinic for Reproductive Health and Cancer, Medical Director, Third Party Reproduction
Recent Article
The Müllerian Inhibiting Substance: Changing the Fertility Landscape for Young Women with Cancer
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Whitfield B. Growdon, MD
Center for Gynecologic Oncology
Recent Article
Understanding the Molecular Underpinnings of Gynecologic Cancers
Mass General Cancer Center
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