[Rationale for the approach to the choice of hormone therapy for ovarian cancer].

Ovarian cancer is one of the most aggressive malignant tumors in women. The role of hormone therapy in the treatment for ovarian cancer is not fully studied up to now. The literature contains data on the efficacy and safety of treatment with antiestrogens and aromatase inhibitors for recurrent ovarian cancer.

[Activity of proliferative and apoptotic processes in the integration of human papillomavirus type 16 DNA into the cervical epithelium].

Sixty 60 human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16-positive cervical epithelium biopsy specimens were studied by cytological, histological, immunomorphological, and PCR assays. No correlation was found between proliferation markers and the degree of integration of HPV 16 DNA integration into the cell genome. The number of cells with Ki-67 expression, mitoses, and their alteration was related to the grade of epithelial lesion.

[Features of hemocomponental therapy in oncological patients].

The authors present an analysis of specific features of transfusions of erythrocyte containing media in oncological patients. Special attention was given to necessary selection of donor erythrocytes in performing operations with massive intraoperative blood loss. It considerably contributes to a decreased number of posttransfusional reactions and complications.