Ovarian Cancer

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• Coleman RL, Gershenson DM (2007). Neoplastic diseases of the ovary. In VL Katz et al., eds., Comprehensive Gynecology, 5th ed., pp. 839–881. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier.

• Kehoe S, Morrison J (2009). Ovarian cancer (advanced), search date September 2007. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.

• National Cancer Institute (2008). Ovarian Epithelial Cancer (PDQ): Treatment—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarianepithelial/healthprofessional.

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