Karla Willows
University of Toronto
12 Papers
28 Citations
Karla Willows is an academic researcher from University of Toronto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cervical cancer & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications.
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Papers
Impact of surgical approach on oncologic outcomes in women undergoing radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer
Maria C. Cusimano,Nancy N. Baxter,Lilian T. Gien,Rahim Moineddin,Ning Liu,Fahima Dossa,Karla Willows,Sarah E. Ferguson,Sarah E. Ferguson +8 more
TL;DR: MH is associated with increased rates of death and recurrence in patients with stage IB cervical cancer even after controlling for surgeon volume; OH should be the recommended approach in this population.
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Fertility-sparing management in cervical cancer: balancing oncologic outcomes with reproductive success
Karla Willows,Genevieve K. Lennox,Allan Covens +2 more
- 21 Oct 2016
TL;DR: A narrative review of the evidence for oncologic and pregnancy outcomes following radical trachelectomy, non-radical fertility-sparing surgery, and the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery for larger lesions is compiled.
Early Cervical Cancer: Current Dilemmas of Staging and Surgery
TL;DR: Evidence suggests that sentinel lymph node biopsy and non-radical surgery are safe approaches for the staging and management of early cervical cancer in appropriately selected patients with the potential to significantly reduce treatment-related morbidity.
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BRCA Mutation Status Is Not Associated With Increased Hematologic Toxicity Among Patients Undergoing Platinum-Based Chemotherapy for Ovarian Cancer.
Joanne Kotsopoulos,Joanne Kotsopoulos,Karla Willows,Sandra Trat,Raymond H. Kim,Alexandra Volenik,Ping Sun,Steven A. Narod,Steven A. Narod,Jeff Boyd,Jeff Boyd,Taymaa May +11 more
TL;DR: Findings do not support the hypothesis that a haploinsufficiency phenotype exists with respect to the repair of chemotherapy-induced double-strand DNA breaks in this high-risk population of women with ovarian cancer.
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2023 Canadian Colposcopy Guideline: A Risk-Based Approach to Management and Surveillance of Cervical Dysplasia
Karla Willows,Amanda Selk,Marie-Hélène Auclair,Brent Jim,Naana Afua Jumah,Jill Nation,Lily Proctor,Melissa Iazzi,James Bentley +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors provide evidence-based guidance on the risk-based management of cervical dysplasia in the colposcopy setting in the context of primary HPV-based screening and HPV testing.