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http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.12.4759

Radiotherapy for Ovarian Cancers - Redefining the Role  

Rai, Bhavana (Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research)
Bansal, Anshuma (Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research)
Patel, Firuza Darius (Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research)
Sharma, Suresh Chander (Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research)
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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention / v.15, no.12, 2014 , pp. 4759-4763 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radiation therapy in ovarian cancers has been considered an outdated concept for many years, mainly due to its toxicity and failure to show benefit in terms of survival. Chemotherapy has been extensively used after surgery for these cancers and it has almost replaced radiation therapy as an adjuvant treatment. Nevertheless, failures in ovarian cancers continue to occur even with the use of newer and effective chemotherapy regimens. About 70% patients demonstrate recurrence in the abdomen or pelvis after first line chemotherapy in ovarian cancers. With advances in technology and sophistication of radiation techniques, along with the molecular and biological knowledge of distinct histological subtypes, there is a need to redefine the role of radiation therapy. This review article focuses on the literature on use of radiation in ovarian cancers and its rationale and indications in the present day. For this, a literature pub med/medline search was performed from January 1975 to March 2014 to redefine the role of radiotherapy in ovarian cancers.
Keywords
Ovarian cancer; radiation therapy; chemotherapy;
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