Dr. Nelson Teng: We Are Moving Towards Personalized Medicine in Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Nelson Teng: We Are Moving Towards Personalized Medicine in Ovarian Cancer
Interview by L Scott Zoeller
20110020
2011 Jan 20
Top Stories of 2010
Dr. Nelson Teng: We Are Moving Towards Personalized Medicine in Ovarian Cancer
Top Stories of 2010. 2011 Jan 20, Interview by L Scott Zoeller
Abstract
Dr. Teng is Director of Gynecologic Oncology and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University School of Medicine. OncologySTAT: In your view, which developments in gynecologic oncology research that occurred in 2010 could have the most significant impact on oncology?Dr. Teng: The two biggest challenges in ovarian cancer treatment, in my view, are the need for early diagnosis and the lack of progress for treatment of drug-resistant disease. In terms of early diagnosis, the...