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Underutilized treatment for advanced ovarian cancer found to significantly improve survival

4th Jan 2006, 23:52 GMT

According to a study published in the January 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, women with Stage III ovarian cancer given a combination of intravenous (IV) and intra-abdominal chemotherapy, following the successful surgical removal of tumors, experienced a median survival time 16 months longer than women who received IV chemotherapy alone.

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