Although the outlook for people with some types of cancers has improved in the past 20 years, outcomes for patients with uterine and ovarian cancers remain much the same. Patients often have advanced disease before they are diagnosed, and genes that drive tumor formation have proved difficult to target with new treatments.
Researchers find genetic ‘Achilles heel’ in ovarian and uterine cancers
Although the outlook for people with some types of cancers has improved in the past 20 years, outcomes for patients with uterine and ovarian cancers remain much the same. Patients often have advanced disease before they are diagnosed, and genes that drive tumor formation have proved difficult to target with new treatments.