1st Edition

Ovarian Cancer

Edited By Malte Renz Copyright 2026
138 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

138 Pages 14 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This volume is the first of a new series dedicated to the historical developments in topics that are central to gynecological cancers. The six essays on ovarian cancer included here provide context from the perspective of experts in the field, illustrating what is required for the development and realization of medical innovation: (i) time consuming, decades-long basic research of the tumor... Read more

Preface

Contributors

1 Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer: An Update

Chae Young Han, Zhen Lu, Karen H. Lu, Jacob S. Bedia,

Anna Lokshin, Karen S. Anderson, Charles W. Drescher,

Steven Skates, and Robert C. Bast, Jr.

2 History of Cytoreductive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Alex A. Francoeur, Robert Bristow, and Jill Tseng

3 Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: A Historical Perspective

Payal D. Shah and Susan M. Domchek

4 History of PARP Inhibitors

Malte Renz and Jonathan S. Berek

5 History and Current Role of Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Stephanie Chow and Oliver Dorigo

6 The History and Current Role of Perioperative Care and Prehabilitation in Ovarian Cancer

Marlene Misu Lee and Jalid Sehouli

Index

Biography

Malte Renz, MD, PhD, is an Attending Physician in Gynecologic Oncology and Principal Investigator in the Department of Gynecology with Center for Oncological Surgery at the Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin.