Ms. Sharon Marie Desmarais MD

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• Why We Can’t Treat All Ovarian Cancer the Same Way

  Over the last three decades, ovarian cancer survival rates have seen very little improvement. The current five-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is 43%, a low percentage that is a result of the fact that this type of cancer is difficult to detect and often goes undiagnosed until it has reached...

• The Difference Between Gastric Bypass Surgery and Gastric Sleeve

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• New Imaging Could Predict Whether Breast Cancer Will Spread

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• What to Expect During Your Third Trimester of Pregnancy

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• Laparoscopy and Ovarian Cyst Removal

  What is an ovarian cyst?An ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that mainly occurs on or inside the ovary. Ovarian cysts are very common but usually don’t show any symptoms. For this reason, they go undetected in most cases. These cysts occur naturally and eventually disappear after a few months.To...