Ovarian Cancer News

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

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.