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Article: Gynecologic Oncologists See Less Than Half of All Patients With Ovarian Cancer.
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- July 1, 2001
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NASHVILLE, TENN. -- Less than half of all ovarian cancer patients in Utah are seen by a gynecologic oncologist.
And access to specialist care is particularly poor for women under 40 and over 70 years of age, Dr. Michael Carney said during the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
"This is concerning because we know that patients with advanced disease who see a gynecologic oncologist survive longer than those who see general ob.gyns or general surgeons--26 months vs. 17 months," he told this newspaper.
Although Dr. Carney acknowledged that Utah is not demographically consistent with the general U.S. population, the age at ...