Kirsten Jochumsen

ORCID: 0000-0002-2758-9332 · 3 papers in corpus
2018
Evaluation of liquid from the Papanicolaou test and other liquid biopsies for the detection of endometrial and ovarian cancers.
Science translational medicine ·doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aap8793

We report the detection of endometrial and ovarian cancers based on genetic analyses of DNA recovered from the fluids obtained during a routine Papanicolaou (Pap) test. The new test, called PapSEEK, incorporates assays for mutations in 18 g…

review 2013
The relation between endometriosis and ovarian cancer – a review
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica ·doi:10.1111/aogs.12255

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is known to harbor characteristics substantiating its possible role as a precursor of ovarian cancer. OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of the literature regarding the association between endometriosis and ovarian c…

article 2010
[Association between endometriosis and ovarian cancer].
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The objective of this study was to review the literature concerning the possible link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer, and to highlight common aetiological factors. The aetiology for both diseases seems to be multifactorial. Hormon…