International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
-
Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer · Sep 2014
Effects of access to and treatment in specialist facilities on survival from epithelial ovarian cancer in Australian women: a data linkage study.
The aim of this study was to determine whether the distance of residence from a Gynecological Oncology Service (GOS) was associated with a better survival from ovarian cancer. ⋯ Distance of residence from GOS hospitals in Australia is an important determinant of access to GOS hospitals. Treatment in a public or private GOS hospital and having surgery were the strongest predictors of survival from epithelial ovarian cancer. Research is required into the barriers to referral of patients with ovarian cancer for care in GOS hospitals; low population density limits options for supply of GOS in rural areas.
-
Int. J. Gynecol. Cancer · Sep 2014
Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio before platelet-lymphocyte ratio predicts clinical outcome in patients with cervical cancer treated with initial radical surgery.
Several inflammatory parameters are applied to predict the survival of patients with various cancers. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are 2 nonspecific markers of systemic inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the clinicopathologic and prognostic values of NLR and PLR in patients with cervical cancer undergoing primary radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy. ⋯ Preoperative NLR and PLR were found to be correlated to unfavorable histopathologic features of cervical cancer. The preoperative NLR, but not PLR, may be used as a potential and easy biomarker for survival prognosis in patients with cervical cancer receiving initial radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy.