High-Dose Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem-Cell Transplantation for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
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Most women with ovarian cancer that has spread outside the ovaries die of the cancer despite treatment; very few survive more than 2 years after the cancer spreads. Researchers are therefore developing new treatment strategies, including autologous stem-cell transplantation (ASCT). In ASCT, patients first receive strong …
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