Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death fromgynecologicmalignancies in the
Western world. While substantialprogress hasbeen made, and more and more
patients are living longerwith thedisease, the majority of patients with
advanced ovariancancer arenot cured. Ovarian Cancer, a volume in the
AmericanCancer SocietyAtlas of Clinical Oncology series, thoroughlydiscusses
pathology,biology, epidemiology, genetics and screening.Specific chaptersexamine
diagnosis and staging, surgicalcytoreduction, and primarychemotherapy regimens.
Renownedcontributors lend their expertiseto chapters on radiation therapy,early
stage management,palliative surgery, and developmental andhigh-dose
chemotherapy.Germ cell tumors and ovarian sex cord-stromatumors are
alsoexamined. In addition, the text outlines the majorprogress made inthe
understanding of the biology of ovarian cancerand themolecular genetics of the
disease.