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Surgery is the most common treatment of ovarian germ cell tumor. Types of surgery include hysterectomy and removal of one or both ovaries and fallopian tubes (bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy). Treatment may also include chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Learn about treatment options for ovarian germ cell tumors.

Treatment of ovarian low malignant potential tumors depends on tumor size and stage (whether it affects part of or the whole ovary, or has spread to other parts of the body) and the woman's plans for having children. Learn about types of surgery and other treatment options for ovarian low malignant potential tumors.

Breast cancer treatment during pregnancy is the same as for nonpregnant women in the case of early disease. Advanced disease is usually treated with radiation and/or chemotherapy. Learn about breast cancer during pregnancy as well as possible effects on the baby in this expert-reviewed summary.

714-X is not approved for use in the United States. No study of 714-X has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal to show it is safe or effective in treating cancer.

Renal cell cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, biologic therapy, and targeted therapy. Learn more about the treatment of newly diagnosed and recurrent renal cell cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Bladder and other urothelial cancers screening is not done routinely in the general population. Not all screening tests are helpful and most have risks. Learn more about bladder cancer risks and screening in this expert-reviewed summary.

There is no standard or routine screening test for stomach (gastric) cancer. Stomach (gastric) cancer is not common in the U.S. Learn about tests that have been studied to detect or screen for stomach cancer in this expert-reviewed summary.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment options include supportive care, drug therapy, and chemotherapy with allogeneic stem cell transplant. Learn more about newly diagnosed or recurrent MDS and its treatment in this expert-reviewed summary.

Ewing sarcoma treatment usually begins with chemotherapy and/or radiation followed by surgery to remove any remaining cancer. Treatment options for recurrent sarcoma include targeted therapy and high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant. Learn more in this expert-reviewed summary.

PC-SPES has undergone considerable research looking at the anticancer properties, but results are inconclusive due contamination of PC-SPES. PC-SPES is not legally available in the United States. Get detailed information about PC-SPES in this clinician summary.