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Ovarian Cancer is a combination of two separate but complementary initiatives. One initiative was a series of reviews commissioned to cover the spectrum of clinical management of ovarian cancer from prevention, screening, and diagnosis to surgery, chemotherapy, and palliative care. The second initiative has been coordinated by the Helene Harris Memorial Trust (HHMT), which organises key biennial meetings in ovarian cancer. Attendance at these meetings is by invitation to a small group of international authorities. Participants at the most recent HHMT meeting in Stockholm were asked to prepare a chapter based on their contribution. This mixture of …