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Dr. Barbara Goff Assumes SGO and Foundation Presidency

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Barbara A. Goff, MD, will begin her term as the 45th President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) and third President of the Foundation for Gynecologic Oncology at the conclusion of the 44th Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer, March 9-12,...
3/12/2013 11:00 AM EDT

More Than 60 Percent of Ovarian Cancer Patients Do Not Receive Recommended Treatment

A recent study suggests that women are 30% less likely to die of ovarian cancer if they have guideline-recommended treatment, yet nearly 2/3 of those with the disease do not receive it, often because they are cared for at hospitals that treat a...
3/11/2013 2:30 PM EDT

Bathing Abdomen in Chemotherapy Gives Ovarian Cancer Patients Better Chance of Survival

A recent study suggests that patients with advanced ovarian cancer who undergo intensive treatment with chemotherapy that bathes the abdomen are significantly more likely to live longer than those who receive standard intravenous (IV) chemotherapy.
3/9/2013 11:10 AM EST

Science, Innovation, Humanitarianism, Public Service Honored at Women's Cancer Conference

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The SGO will recognize excellence in gynecologic cancer research and treatment with the presentation of several awards during the Opening Ceremony at the Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 9, 2013.
3/9/2013 11:00 AM EST

Advances in Gynecologic Cancer Care Focus of SGO Conference

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Ovarian cancer treatment, health care reform, the impact of obesity on gynecologic health and the delivery of high quality gynecologic cancer care highlight SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer March 9-12 in Los Angeles.
3/5/2013 11:00 AM EST

SGO Addresses Threats to Gynecologic Oncology Care; Proposes Solutions

The Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) proposed new ways to deliver high quality, cost-effective care to women with gynecologic cancers in an SGO report, "Creating a New Paradigm in Gynecologic Cancer Care: Policy Proposals for Delivery, Quality...
1/30/2013 4:00 PM EST

New Data Updating Overall Survival Rate in Olaparib Study

Today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 43rd Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer®, Dr. Jonathan Ledermann, Director of Cancer Services and Professor of Medical Oncology at University College London, presented new data updating the overall...
3/27/2012 1:05 PM EDT

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Features Cutting-Edge Research at 43rd Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer®

Provocative and practice-changing research in the field of gynecologic cancers will be presented at The Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer®
3/15/2012 2:00 PM EDT

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