Rare Ovarian Cancer Awareness

Dr. David Gershenson, MD, professor of gynecologic oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX discusses ovarian cancer and a rare form called low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC). When a woman is diagnosed with LGSOC, it is often the first case their doctor has seen. This form of ovarian cancer – which affects younger women who may be young moms or never got a chance to have children – is often labeled as a “tricky opponent” by clinicians because it grows slowly and is often chem-resistant; less than half of all women survive 9 years after diagnosis. For more information and symptom checker visit www.cureourovariancancer.org

Dr. David Gershenson is a professor of gynecologic oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. His personal research is focused on ovarian cancer. In collaboration with several clinical and basic science colleagues, Dr. Gershenson is conducting several clinical and translational studies of rare ovarian tumors including low-grade serous carcinomas.