Abstract
"Clinical equipoise" is defined as the genuine uncertainty by the expert medical community of the most beneficial treatment. A survey performed in 2013 by a patient support group, Ovacome, of gynaecological oncologists in the UK on ultra-radical surgery in advanced ovarian cancer has shown that there is a wide variation in surgical practice across the country. In addition, there were mixed views on the quality of published evidence justifying it's performance, signifying a state of clinical equipoise. The survey also identified widespread insufficient infra-structural resources and lack of surgical training and skills. The majority of respondents would be prepared to undertake additional training to acquire the surgical skills and/or refer to other centres/surgeons already performing the surgery and/or recruit to surgical trials investigating ultra-radical surgery in advanced ovarian cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-94 |
Journal | International Journal of Gynecological Cancer |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 28 Oct 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- patient support groups
- gynaecological oncology
- ultraradical surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)