A cancer specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison says that a new way of treating ovarian cancer will save lives.
The National Cancer Institute is recommending that chemotherapy be pumped directly into the abdomen – in combination with traditional IV chemotherapy – to help women with advanced ovarian cancer live longer.
Ellen Hartenbach, director of gynecologic oncology at the UW-Madison, said Thursday that University of Wisconsin Hospital patients participated in clinical trials led by a Johns Hopkins researcher that produced the results leading to the recommendation.