— Ovarian Cancer represents the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States and is the most fatal gynecological malignancy. Unfortunately, because of factors such as the lack of early detection methods and the difficult accessibility of the ovary, the pathogenesis of this disease is not well understood. UAB's Ovarian Cancer SPORE focuses on the areas of Chemoprevention, Gene Therapy, and Targeted Immunotherapy.

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