Gynecologic Cancers

AYA

Questions discussed in this category

Do you routinely recommend completion hysterectomy with contralateral salpingo-oophorectomy for patients with a history of fertility-sparing staging for borderline tumor of the ovary who have since completed childbearing?

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Do you recommend the HPV vaccination for your young patients with HPV-associated cancers or pre-cancers who have not yet been vaccinated?

Assuming patient is <45 years old with cervical, vulvar, vaginal, anal, or head/neck cancers, or with CIN/VIN/VaIN/AIN/oropharyngeal precancerous l...

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What is your treatment approach for a pediatric patient with uterine embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma found after removal of a prolapsing uterine mass, with no evidence of distant metastasis on imaging?

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How do you approach hormone replacement therapy for premenopausal patients following pelvic radiation therapy?

How is your approach different from or similar to those who undergo surgical menopause?

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How would you approach an adolescent patient with stage IIIC serous borderline tumor, s/p fertility sparing surgical staging with unilateral salpingo-oophorectromy, who presents with an enlarging contralateral ovarian mass and additional pelvic disease on imaging?

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What strategies have you found to be most effective in engaging PCPs in a primary-care or shared-care model of survivorship for pediatric and AYA patients who will receive ongoing care in their communities away from their primary oncology treatment site?

In follow up to @Jacqueline Casillas presentation at ASCO 2021 regarding models of survivorship care delivery for AYA patients.

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How would you counsel a young female patient who refuses to use contraception during radiotherapy?

Would your counseling change if she reported a history of unplanned pregnancy? Is there any wording or waiver you might be able to use warning her of ...

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How do you approach the pharmacologic management of cancer-related fatigue?

After optimizing symptoms and reversible factors, and attempting cognitive-behavioral interventions and exercise, do you recommend pharmacologic agent...

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What techniques do you use to address fertility preservation in young female patients being treated with chemoradiation therapy for cancer in the pelvis?

How do you prevent early menopause in women? Please comment on freezing of eggs, oophopexy, supine vs prone position, vaginal dialator.

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