Working to Eradicate Gynecologic Cancers

Paola A. Gehrig, MD

Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Division of Gynecologic Oncology
101 Manning Drive
Campus Box 7572
Chapel Hill, NC
USA 27514


Biographical Sketch:
Grant funding given for this work. 2012

Papers:
7 The association of Medicaid coverage status at the time of cancer diagnosis in women with gynecologic malignancies: a population-based study 99 Preoperative thrombocytosis and leukocytosis among ovarian cancer patients is associated with postoperative death 113 The benefits of timely palliative care referral 117 Postoperative morbidity and mortality following modern pelvic exenteration 147 The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, simvastatin, has anti-tumorigenic effects in ovarian cancer cell lines and a genetically engineered serous ovarian cancer mouse model. 243 Surgical outcomes in patients undergoing radical vulvectomy 263 Trainee participation in surgery for ovarian cancer: impact on patient outcomes 296 Endometrial cancer survivors may serve as ambassadors for positive health behavioral change 297 The teachable moment: physician counseling and behavioral changes following a diagnosis of endometrial cancer 305 Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in women diagnosed with gynecologic malignancy 307 Association of demographic and socio-economic factors in palliative care and the choice for hospice 312 Prospective correlation of multinational association for supportive care in cancer risk index score with outcomes in neutropenic fever 368 Intra-operative handoffs and postoperative complications among gynecologic oncology patients 370 Gemcitabine and docetaxel compared to radiation or other chemotherapy regimens as adjuvant treatment for stage I-IV uterine leiomyosarcoma 419 Laparoscopy compared to laparotomy in the management of granulosa cell tumors of the ovary