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• General Considerations
  This remains a surgical disease for the most part but the individual approach to each case has been modified by the greater incidence of smaller lesions noted at initial diagnosis and the advent of laparoscopic surgery which provides different treatment options. The molecular pathology of these lesions is better understood, yet advanced lesions remain difficult to treat by conventional cytoreductive or biological response modifier therapy.
• Incidence
  • There are approximately 30,000 new cases per year and 12,000 cancer related deaths
  • Incidence is rising 6.1 to 9.3 per 100,000 over 20 years
  • Mortality rate has not decreased even with greater detection of small tumors
    Lead time bias
    Short follow up
    Natural history of smaller lesions less aggressive?
  • 25% of tumors present with advanced disease

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