Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth: “Why No One is Talking About Ovarian Cancer”
Dr. Nimesh Nagarsheth, an associate professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses why September’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, can often get lost in the shuffle.
While October brings the seemingly ubiquitous pink of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, September's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, represented by the color teal, can often get lost in the shuffle. If ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecologic cancer, why aren't we seeing more of that blue-green spattered everywhere? There are several reasons, according to Nimesh Nagarsheth, MD, an associate professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. "As of now, there is no effective test that we're advocating for everyone," said Dr. Nagarsheth. Learn more