Ovarian cancer: a clinical challenge that needs some basic answers

PLoS Med. 2009 Feb 3;6(2):e25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000025.

Abstract

Kate Lawrenson and Simon Gayther discuss two studies of ovarian cancer inPLoS Medicine, one on clinico-pathological heterogeneity and one on gene expression profiling.

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / metabolism
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Humans
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / classification*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / genetics
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Ovary / pathology
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor