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Editorial
. 2024 Apr 23;24(1):254.
doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-03100-4.

Approaches to prevention of gynecological malignancies

Federico Ferrari  1 , Andrea Giannini  2
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Editorial

Approaches to prevention of gynecological malignancies

Federico Ferrari et al. BMC Womens Health. .

Abstract

Gynecological malignancies represent one of the prevalent diseases in the female sex and prevention is essential to limit their incidence and mortality. Nowadays, not all malignancies benefit from adequate screening methods for this reason new biomarkers and methods are being developed to undertake timely and effective therapies.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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