introduction : the proto-oncogene her2 plays a key role in the control of cellular proliferation. its overexpression has been reported to be associated with a poor prognosis in cancer, particularly in breast cancer. materials and methods : in the present study, serum her2 levels were investigated in patients diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer. serum her2 levels were detected by an elisa c...

Paclitaxel is a current standard chemotherapeutic drug for ovarian cancer with several side effects. Recurrences of drug resistant clones have been considered the serious problem in the failure of chemotherapy. Medicinal marine natural products have been intensively proposed as diverse chemotherapeutic agents. Therefore there is an affinity to find efficient modality to overwhelm ovarian cancer...

oocyte, embryo and ovarian tissue cryopreservation are being increasingly proposed for fertility preservation among cancer patients undergoing therapy to enable them to have babies after the cancer is cured. embryo cryopreservation is not appropriate for single girls without any sperm partner and also because oocyte retrieval is an extended procedure, it is impossible in cases requiring immedia...

One of the main health issues facing general practitioners in and gynecologists particular is ovarian tumors. Ovarian cancer second most prevalent malignancy female reproductive system fifth leading cause cancer-related death women. The majority instances are discovered when disease has already progressed even though early neoplasms benign which emphasizes importance detection.  &nbsp...

there is a continuing need to identify new agents that are active in ovarian cancer. etoposide is a derivative of the plant alkaloid epipodophyllotoxin. the availability of etoposide in oral preparation allows prolonged administration by the oral route. in this study, activity and toxicity of etoposide in women with recurrent ovarian cancer are described from a case series of women with recurre...

Ovarian cancer is considered to be the most malignant and aggressive tumor of female reproductive system, which largely associated with early development ascites peritoneal carcinomatosis. Cancer cells representing primary focus, as well those contained in ascitic fluid, are extremely heterogeneous terms morphological, immunohistochemical, molecular genetic aspects. stem play a significant role...