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Robotic Surgery Is Option for Endometrial Cancer Care in Elderly Women
Robotic Surgery Is Option for Endometrial Cancer Care in Elderly Women
H Splete
20100216
2010 Mar 16
Elsevier Global Medical News
Robotic Surgery Is Option for Endometrial Cancer Care in Elderly Women
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Mar 16, H Splete
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - Robotic surgery for endometrial cancer is a safe option for patients in their 80s and 90s, based on data from a study comparing outcomes from 27 octogenarians and nonagenarians with 395 younger controls. "Age should not be a contraindication to robotic surgical management of patients with endometrial cancer," said Dr. M. Patrick Lowe of Northwestern University in Chicago and colleagues in a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.The...