Oncology & Cancer
Using the immune system to stop ovarian cancer
The search for preventions and cures has turned inward—focusing on the immune system to stop ovarian cancer.
Aug 16, 2023
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Ovarian Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
A CAR T cell therapy for advanced ovarian cancer developed
There are currently few effective treatment options for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and other solid tumors, but City of Hope researchers are trying to change that.
Aug 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Black women weigh emerging risks of 'creamy crack' hair straighteners
Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental ovarian cancer diagnostic could lead to new precision oncology approach
Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, survival of people with certain types of ovarian cancer has not significantly changed in decades. That has meant that some ovarian cancer patients go through treatments that don't ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Aerobic exercise cuts chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms
A six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improves self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) among patients treated for ovarian cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in JAMA ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Signaling between cancer and mesothelial cells promotes ovarian cancer tumorigenesis, immune evasion
Ovarian cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer mortality among women and is characterized by late detection, extensive metastasis and poor prognosis.
Jul 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly
A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors.
Jul 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Synoptic reporting improves pretreatment CT for advanced ovarian cancer
According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a synoptic report improved completeness of pretreatment CT reports in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, including for established ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Hairdressers, beauticians, accountants may be at heightened risk of ovarian cancer, study finds
Hairdressers, beauticians, and accountants are among certain job roles that may be associated with a heightened risk of ovarian cancer, finds a case-control study published online in the journal Occupational and Environmental ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Previously unidentified proteins suggest new way to diagnose ovarian cancer
A study led by Nagoya University in Japan has identified three previously unknown membrane proteins in ovarian cancer. Using a unique technology consisting of nanowires with a polyketone coating, the group succeeded in capturing ...
Jul 7, 2023
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