Financial toxicity in ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is the most costly and deadly of the gynecologic malignancies. Financial toxicity from out-of-pocket costs for direct care and medications as well as indirect costs from lost income is a growing challenge in oncology. The aim of this review is to focus on recent financial toxicity literature in the gynecologic oncology sphere and highlight specific issues and challenges regarding financial toxicity in ovarian cancer.

Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma: A Rare Ovarian Cancer Subtype.

Non-Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma (NGOC) is an extremely rare ovarian tumor, with an incidence of less than 0.6% of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors. Its close pathologic resemblance to Gestational Ovarian Choriocarcinoma (GOC), however, requires special attention as the treatments differ greatly.

Survival impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of bowel resection at the time of interval cytoreductive surgery on survival.

Methods: We identified patients with advanced ovarian cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy and interval cytoreductive surgery between 2008 and 2018 from a single-institution tumor registry. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox proportional hazards models were performed comparing patients who underwent bowel resection to those who did not.

Primary treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: how does the 'real world' practice?

This study evaluated primary treatment modalities in advanced ovarian cancer according to sociodemographic characteristics and characterized chemotherapy regimens used. This was a retrospective study of newly diagnosed advanced ovarian, tubal or peritoneal cancer patients at two hospitals from 2011 to 2016. Of 175 women, 41% received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 59% received primary cytoreductive surgery.

Pill, patch or ring? A mixed methods analysis of provider counseling about combined hormonal contraception.

Objective: In this study we aimed to investigate the content and process of contraceptive counseling surrounding combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) methods (combined oral contraceptives, the ring, and the patch).

Study Design: We performed a mixed methods analysis of data collected as part of the Patient-Provider Communication about Contraception study, in which reproductive age women and their providers were recruited at several San Francisco Bay Area clinics from 2009-2012. Participants completed pre- and post-visit surveys, and had their visits audio recorded and transcribed.

Exploring young adults' contraceptive knowledge and attitudes: disparities by race/ethnicity and age.

Background: Half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, with the highest proportions occurring among Blacks, Hispanics, and teenagers. Understanding differences in knowledge and attitudes about contraception by race/ethnicity and age can improve efforts to reduce disparities in unintended pregnancy.

Methods: This analysis used data from the 897 female respondents in National Survey of Reproductive and Contraceptive Knowledge, a survey exploring young adults' knowledge and attitudes about contraception and pregnancy.