Latar belakang: Karsinoma ovarium epitelial merupakan keganasan ginekologi dengan mortalitas tinggi dan sebagian besar terdiagnosis pada stadium lanjut. Vitamin A dan reseptor vitamin A diduga berperan dalam regulasi proliferasi dan diferensiasi sel, sedangkan CA-125 merupakan biomarker yang luas digunakan untuk menilai beban tumor dan memantau respons terapi. Namun, data mengenai hubungan kada…
Chronic pain in untreated ovarian cancer patients affected quality of life, led to psychological disturbances, physical issues, and caused discomfort. The finger hold relaxation technique helped ovarian cancer patients cope with pain, as this technique provided a sense of comfort that helped free mental and physical conditions, thereby increasing tolerance to pain. The purpose of this scientifi…
Background: Information of survival and mortality rates is crucial, especially for ovarian cancer cases, one of the most common cancer among women. Despite the importance, that information was very limited in Palembang. Despite the high incidence of ovarian cancer, information regarding survival and mortality rates, particularly in Palembang, remains very limited. Therefore, researching about i…
Background: Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is a malignancy arising from ovarian epithelial cell. The cellular transformation into malignant cell is known to be influenced by Bcl-2 protein family which acts as antiapoptotic agent. The -938C>A polymorphism on the Bcl-2 gene is known to be associated with various types of carcinoma. Hence, this study was proposed to identify the -938C>A polymorphism…
Ovarian cancer is the sixth most common disease and the eighth leading cause of death in Indonesia. The types of ovarian cancer are divided into 5: epithelial, germ cell, sex cord-stromal, other cancers, and metastases. Thus, this study aims to describe the incidence, clinical characteristics, and histopathological characteristics of ovarian cancer at RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang from Jan…