Inherited cancer syndromes in 220 Italian ovarian cancer patients

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the third most common gynaecological malignancy in Europe. Owing to its unfavorable anatomy and lack of effective screening strategies, it is often diagnosed as advanced stage disease and it has the highest mortality rate of all gynaecological malignancies [1].

Source: Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics - June 11, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: I. Carnevali, C. Riva, A.M. Chiaravalli, N. Sahnane, E. Di Lauro, A. Viel, F. Rovera, G. Formenti, F. Ghezzi, F. Sessa, M.G. Tibiletti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research