Shannon N. Westin

ORCID: 0000-0002-1922-0156 · 8 papers in corpus
observational 2024
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research ·doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-2819

PURPOSE: We aimed to describe RAS mutations in gynecologic cancers as they relate to clinicopathologic and genomic features, survival, and therapeutic implications. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Gynecologic cancers with available somatic molecular …

review 2024
Current oncology reports ·doi:10.1007/s11912-024-01603-9

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to synthesize available literature on uterine-conserving treatment options for atypical endometrial hyperplasia and grade 1 endometrial carcinoma while highlighting remaining unanswered questions. RECENT…

review 2021
Nature reviews. Disease primers ·doi:10.1038/s41572-021-00324-8

Although endometrial cancer management remains challenging, a deeper understanding of the genetic diversity as well as the drivers of the various pathogenic states of this disease has led to development of divergent management approaches in…

2019
·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.04.047
observational 2018
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society ·doi:10.1097/igc.0000000000001329

OBJECTIVE: Establishing an accurate histologic diagnosis is essential for determining the appropriate course of therapy for ovarian cancer. This study sought to investigate and describe nonovarian cancer pathologies discovered during the sy…

2016
·doi:10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.10082

10082 Background: Pelvic exenteration (PE) is surgical procedure associated with significant morbidity offered to select women with centrally recurrent gynecologic cancers. This ongoing study aims to examine multifaceted quality of life (QO…

other 2014
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc ·doi:10.1148/rg.344140001

Endometrial and cervical cancer are the most common gynecologic malignancies in the world. Accurate staging of cervical and endometrial cancer is essential to determine the correct treatment approach. The current International Federation of…

other 2013
Science translational medicine ·doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.3005411

Prevention and early detection remain essential to decreasing cancer mortality. Screening DNA in Pap smears has the potential to increase the rate of early detection of endometrial and ovarian cancers. In this issue of Science Translational…