Expert Discusses Exciting Advances in Ovarian Cancer

Rebecca Arend, M.D., gynecologic oncologist at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, discusses the rapidly changing field of ovarian cancer.

Arend says that it is an exciting time for ovarian cancer treatment advanced. Researchers are quickly learning more about not only the tumors themselves, but also the tumor micro-environments. Ultimately, better understanding of each patient’s cancer will lead to more personalized treatment. Arend predicts that eventually there will be trials available to most newly diagnosed patients with cancer.