Ovarian Cancer

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• Chu CS, Rubin SC (2001). Second-look laparotomy for epithelial ovarian cancer: A reappraisal. Current Oncology Reports, 3(1): 11–18.

• National Cancer Institute (2006). Ovarian Epithelial Cancer (PDQ): Treatment—Health Professional Version. Available online: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarianepithelial/healthprofessional.

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