This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from Advances in the Management of Oncology Patients held in Orlando,Florida on April 6-8, 2011.
Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women. Because symptoms often do not occur until late in the disease, only about 20 percent of ovarian cancers are found at an early stage while there is the greatest chance that it can be treated with success. There is no definitive screening test for early diagnosis of ovarian cancer, and choosing the optimal therapeutic intervention at the earliest possible stage is critical to extending progression-free survival in ovarian cancer patients. This presentation will provide an update on screening, diagnosing, treating and preventing ovarian cancer.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

1. Discuss the latest recommendations for the most effective methods for screening for ovarian cancer.
2. Describe current clinical standards for diagnosing and establishing appropriate treatment regimens for ovarian cancer patients at varying stages of this disease.

Faculty
Julian C. Schink, MD
John and Ruth Brewer Professor of Gynecology and Cancer Research
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine;
Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Associate Director for Clinical Affairs
Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois

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This activity is sponsored by OptumHealth Education.

Commercial Support
This activity is supported by Allos Therapeutics, Amgen, Eisai, Novartis Oncology, Shire, Cephalon Oncology, genzyme, Millennium, Novartis, sanofi aventis, National Marrow Donor Program, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Purdue.

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