Laparoscopic ovarian transposition in teenage and young women with locally advanced rectal cancer: Respite amidst cancer chaos.

Aim: Ovarian transposition is an established surgical technique to salvage ovaries in premenopausal women requiring pelvic radiation. The success rate of ovarian transposition varies widely depending on the route, technique of surgery, type of cancer and treatment. Here, we aimed to analyse the effectiveness of laparoscopic ovarian transposition (LOT) in teenage and young women prior to pelvic radiation in locally advanced rectal cancers (LARC).

Compliance to treatment guidelines and survival in women undergoing interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Background: One of the primary treatment strategies for advanced epithelial ovarian cancers includes neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking surgery (IDS) and adjuvant chemotherapy. Compliance to treatment is important to possibly improve outcomes.

Aim: To audit treatment compliance and its effect on overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) in women undergoing IDS.