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5 hrs ago | MedicineNet

Menstrual Periods: Clues to Ovarian Cancer

July 9, 2009 -- A woman's hormonal activity over her lifetime affects her risk of dying from ovarian cancer , according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fri Jul 10, 2009

Las Vegas Review Journal

EDITORIAL: A matter of biology, genetics?

But why do some fear these study results? For decades it's been assumed poor people and minorities are likely to live shorter, sicker lives, and are likely to die earlier from a host of illnesses , because poor people and minorities get inferior care.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Biology, Science, African-American, Health, Opinion

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Voice of America

New Drug Holds Promise In Some Cancer Cases

Results of a limited clinical trial of a new cancer drug may be encouraging for patients with some difficult types of cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health

Newswise

Two Reproductive Factors are Important Predictors of Death from Ovarian Cancer

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles.

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Related Topix: Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Epidemiology

InteliHealth

Ovarian Cancer Can Slip by Tests - July 09, 2009

Numerous times after Amy Brannock was diagnosed and treated for ovarian cancer, a screening test showed her illness remained in remission.

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Related Topix: Health, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Medical News Today

Shedding Light On Racial Disparities In Cancer Survival - 2 Studies

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Prostate / Prostate Cancer ; Ovarian Cancer Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 3:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a greater chance of dying from the disease than white women, according to a new study published online July 7 in the Journal ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, African-American, Charitable Organizations

The Tennessean

Some cancers hit blacks harder

WASHINGTON - African-Americans are less likely than whites to survive breast, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they receive equal treatment, according to a large study that offers provocative evidence that biological factors play a role in at least some racial disparities.

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Related Topix: African-American, Health

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Canada.com

Prostate cancer factsheet

In this factsheet: The Facts on Prostate Cancer Prostate cancer is the cancer most often diagnosed in Canadian men.

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Related Topix: Prostate Cancer, Health, Lung Cancer

Sun Jul 05, 2009

ABC News

New Hope for Over-Charged Health Insurance Customers

Mary Reinbold Jerome doesn't know how much time she has left. Mary Reinbold Jerome, an ovarian cancer patient, was shocked by how little her insurer would pay to cover her treatments.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Yonkers, NY

Fri Jul 03, 2009

BioResearch Online

Intravenous COTI-2 In Combination With Doxil (Doxorubicin...

Critical Outcome Technologies Inc. , announced positive results today from combination agent animal experiments carried out at a prominent American cancer research facility.

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Related Topix: Doxorubicin (generic), Adriamycin, Doxil, Medicine, Medication

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Lurgan Today

'Vegetarians get less cancer'

Vegetarians are less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to several newspapers.

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Related Topix: Health, bladder cancer

WECT-TV Wilmington

UNCW nursing students try to raise scholarship money

UNCW nursing students are hosting a fundraiser to help aid the Kay Whitfield School of Nursing Endowed Scholarship.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nursing, Wilmington Metro, Wilmington, NC, Health

Wed Jul 01, 2009

MediLexicon

European Urology July Issue Reviews Prostate Screening Studies

The July issue of European Urology , the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an editorial by Lars Holmberg comparing the results from the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer with the results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial In the editorial, Professor ...

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Related Topix: Urology, Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Health

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Daily Mail

Ovarian cancer sufferers are 'dying unnecessarily' as doctors confuse symptoms with IBS

Lives may be lost because ovarian cancer is misunderstood and mistaken for bowel problems, a report said today.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Breast Cancer

Mon Jun 29, 2009

MediLexicon

Widespread Confusion About Ovarian Cancer Signs Says UK Charity

There is widespread confusion among women and doctors about the signs of ovarian cancer, said a UK charity behind a study being published today, Monday 29 June, at the House of Commons.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine

Sun Jun 28, 2009

BBC

Ovary cancer signs 'confusion'

There is "widespread confusion" amongst doctors and women about ovarian cancer, a charity has said.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WXOW-TV La Crosse

New cancer drug shows success

Some promising news on the health care front, specifically the fight against breast and ovarian cancer.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

PhysOrg Weblog

Platypus link to ovarian cancer

Researchers from the Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide believe our oldest mammalian relative may help us to better understand ovarian cancer.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Medical News Today

New Drug Targeting Cancer Weakness Shows Great Promise

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Ovarian Cancer ; Prostate / Prostate Cancer ; Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 25 Jun 2009 - 4:00 PDT Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden Hospital, working with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, have completed a Phase I clinical trial demonstrating the great promise of ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Biotech, AstraZeneca Group

Wed Jun 24, 2009

MyOptumHealth

New Cancer Drug Fights Tumors in Those With BRCA Mutations

A new cancer drug called olaparib worked well in an early clinical trial against breast, ovarian and prostate cancers in individuals who were genetically vulnerable to developing these malignancies.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Greater London County, England, Cheshire County, England, Essex County, England, United Kingdom

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