Impact of diabetes mellitus on epithelial ovarian cancer survival

Impact of diabetes mellitus on epithelial ovarian cancer survival

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with poorer outcomes in some cancers. Its effect on ovarian cancer is less clear. We consider the effect of DM on overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS) in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Methods A retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Setareh Akhavan, Akram Ghahghaei-Nezamabadi, Mitra Modaresgilani, Azam Sadat Mousavi, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Afsaneh Tehranian, Elahe Rezayof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Diabetes mellitus
Epithelial ovarian cancer
Overall survival
Progression free survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-5162-3

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