Schymura MJ

BackgroundWomen with early-stage ovarian cancer may be asymptomatic or present with nonspecific symptoms. We examined health care utilization prior to ovarian cancer diagnosis to assess whether women with higher utilization differed in thei…

BackgroundFollowing a 2014 safety warning (that laparoscopic power morcellation may increase tumor dissemination if patients have occult uterine cancer), hysterectomy practice shifted from laparoscopic to abdominal approach. This avoided mo…

Study questionIs there an association between fertility status, method of conception and the risks of birth defects and childhood cancer?Summary answerThe risk of childhood cancer had two independent components: (i) method of conception and…

ImportanceIn vitro fertilization (IVF) is associated with birth defects and imprinting disorders. Because these conditions are associated with an increased risk of childhood cancer, many of which originate in utero, descriptions of cancers …

Study questionHow do the assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes of women presenting for ART after cancer diagnosis compare to women without cancer?Summary answerThe likelihood of a live birth after ART among women with prior cancer…

PurposeThe purpose of the present study is to estimate the proportion of women with cancer who return to use the embryos that they have banked and to compare this proportion to that of women without cancer who bank embryos.MethodsThis is a …

ObjectiveTo evaluate the risk of cancer after assisted reproductive technology (ART) therapy.DesignLongitudinal cohort study.SettingNot applicable.Patient(s)New York, Texas, and Illinois residents between 2004 and 2009, treated with ART, co…