Ovarian Cancer News

Researchers at Cedar-Sinai's Women's Cancer Program have determined through molecular profiling that there is a significant difference between primary and recurrent ovarian tumors in terms of potential biomarkers as to justify using only the most recent tissue sample on which to base treatment decisions.

The surgeons found that the cancer had spread to both the ovaries, the omentum - a fold of the tissue lining the abdomen that surrounds the organs - and the lymphatic glands.

The work, which was funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, shows, for the first time, that this protein is significantly reduced in ovarian cancer cells.

Maria Bell, a biologist and research associate , draws a blood sample from Lynn Falanga, of Watchung, who is participating in the clinical trial for the ovarian cancer early-detection study at Overlook Medical Center in Summit.

Valentines Day, February 14, will mark the five-year anniversary of her first bout of chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer is one of the most feared diseases, as it hard to detect and often leads to death.

Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, according to a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting.

There is a need to analyze tumor specimens at the time of ovarian cancer recurrence, according to a new study published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics .

The first paper in The Lancet Series on cancer in pregnancy explores the issues around gynaecological cancers, with cervical and ovarian being the most common.

Read Friday's Vancouver Sun for news and reviews on the major movies opening this weekend, including Tilda Swinton starring in We Need to Talk About Kevin.

It's a fatal disease with a sneaky beginning, a misleading name, and a poor test that usually comes too late for many women.

Fox News' Andrea Tantaros has been very vocal in blasting the Obama administration for its decision to require all health insurers, including church-affiliated organizations, to provide plans that cover contraception.

Washington, DC -- A promising approach for treating advanced ovarian cancer offers new hope for extending survival rates and for preventing tumors from recurring, according to a study presented at last month's International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy in Miami.

Democratic U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer, Calif.; Patty Murray, Washington; and Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire published an editorial in today's Wall Street Journal that protect them and society from the consequences of their choices as well as from the consequences of their unavoidable misfortunes.

Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting.

The Australian Cancer Research Foundation has committed $2 million towards the fit-out of two new cancer research laboratories at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, housing research teams led by... The Australian Cancer Research Foundation has committed $2 million towards the fit-out of two new cancer research laboratories at the Walter and Eliza ... (more)

President Barack Obama praised a group of student science fair winners from around the country -- including Shree Bose, a senior at Fort Worth Country Day School -- in a boost to science education Tuesday at the second annual White House Science Fair.

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A physiotherapist who piled on so much weight her friends thought she was pregnant, was stunned to discover her bulging stomach was actually being caused by a tumour the size of a football.

ACP also recommends that clinicians add a second drug to metformin when treatment with metformin and lifestyle changes fail to control blood sugar levels.