O Magazine Features Interview with Ovarian Cancer Expert
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 19, 2007) − "Get a Jump on
the Silent Killer," an article about ovarian cancer spotlighted on the cover of the July
2007 issue of O Magazine, features an interview with UK HealthCare cancer expert Dr. John
van Nagell. The issue is on newsstands today.
Because ovarian cancer has vague symptoms that often are not recognized until the disease is in its later stages, the article urges women to pay attention to their bodies and have available screenings for ovarian cancer until researchers devise a way to catch the disease while it's still in an early, more treatable stage.
In the article, van Nagell described the ovarian cancer screening study he has spent the last 20 years working on at UK HealthCare to help increase the chances of ovarian cancer being found at an early stage. He uses transvaginal ultrasound to annually screen women who are at an increased risk for the disease. This includes all women age 50 and older, and women 25 and older who have a family history of ovarian cancer.
"Recognizing and finding ovarian cancer in an early stage is the key to successful treatment and survival," van Nagell said. "The five-year survival for patients whose ovarian cancer was found and treated in its early stages is much better than many other cancers, including breast cancer."
For more information on newly announced early warning signs of ovarian cancer and to learn more about van Nagell's ovarian cancer research, read See Your Doctor at Early Signs of Ovarian Cancer.
Van Nagell is director of gynecologic oncology at the UK HealthCare Markey Cancer Center. He is an American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology and is Past President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. He also has been designated among America's Top Doctors® by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for the past five years.
For more information on transvaginal sonography, ovarian cancer treatment and the ovarian cancer research program at UK HealthCare, call (859) 323-4687 or (800) 766-8279, or visit the UK HealthCare Gynecology Oncology Team Web page.
Because ovarian cancer has vague symptoms that often are not recognized until the disease is in its later stages, the article urges women to pay attention to their bodies and have available screenings for ovarian cancer until researchers devise a way to catch the disease while it's still in an early, more treatable stage.
In the article, van Nagell described the ovarian cancer screening study he has spent the last 20 years working on at UK HealthCare to help increase the chances of ovarian cancer being found at an early stage. He uses transvaginal ultrasound to annually screen women who are at an increased risk for the disease. This includes all women age 50 and older, and women 25 and older who have a family history of ovarian cancer.
"Recognizing and finding ovarian cancer in an early stage is the key to successful treatment and survival," van Nagell said. "The five-year survival for patients whose ovarian cancer was found and treated in its early stages is much better than many other cancers, including breast cancer."
For more information on newly announced early warning signs of ovarian cancer and to learn more about van Nagell's ovarian cancer research, read See Your Doctor at Early Signs of Ovarian Cancer.
Van Nagell is director of gynecologic oncology at the UK HealthCare Markey Cancer Center. He is an American Cancer Society Professor of Clinical Oncology and is Past President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. He also has been designated among America's Top Doctors® by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for the past five years.
For more information on transvaginal sonography, ovarian cancer treatment and the ovarian cancer research program at UK HealthCare, call (859) 323-4687 or (800) 766-8279, or visit the UK HealthCare Gynecology Oncology Team Web page.