Determinants and outcomes of ovarian cancer diagnosis following an emergency presentation: a systematic review

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Authors

Georgia Zachou · Royal College of Surgeons of England

Swetha N. Rongali · University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Rui Wu · Royal College of Surgeons of England

Jan van der Meulen · Royal College of Surgeons of England

Ipek Gurol-Urganci · Royal College of Surgeons of England

Andrew John Hutchings · Royal College of Surgeons of England

Agnieszka Michael

Abstract

Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer following an emergency admission have a poor prognosis in many high-income countries. Urgent concerted action is needed to both decrease the number of women diagnosed through this diagnostic pathway and increase their treatment rates to improve survival outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment BRCA gene mutations in cancer Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgc.2026.104487

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