Survival rates for Irish women with ovarian cancer are forecast to improve as a result of a new approach involving aggressive surgery by doctors at two Dublin hospitals. Cancer of the ovary has one of the worst survival rates of all cancers, and Ireland’s ovarian cancer survival rates are among the worst in the world. About 400 women a year are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of just 35 per cent. The new approach using aggressive surgery relies on the fact that ovarian cancer often presents with widespread disease throughout the abdomen. ResectionSurgical resection remains the cornerstone of ovarian cancer management, according to Prof Donal Brennan, gynaecological oncologist at the two hospitals.

Source: The Irish Times February 08, 2021 01:30 UTC