Fistula centers rely on donations and cannot afford to hire American gynecologic surgeons.

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So the Hopkins team, funded largely by cancer advocacy groups, decided to look for DNA evidence of other gynecologic tumors.

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Women who smoke, have a body mass index above 30 or have a history of gynecologic problems are ineligible to donate.

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Physicians could then better decide whether to refer women at higher risk for ovarian cancer to gynecologic oncologists for evaluation and surgery.

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"People who receive a fake medication instead of Avastin could have lost several months of their lives, " said Nimesh Nagarsheth, a New York oncologist who specializes in gynecologic cancers.

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Researchers are trying to retool the Pap, a test for cervical cancer that millions of women get, so that it could spot early signs of other gynecologic cancers, too.

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Clinical practice guidelines recommend that women with ovarian cancer be under the care of a gynecologic oncologist--studies show that having a cancerous ovarian mass removed by these specialists is associated with more favorable outcomes.

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