Oncology & Cancer
Positive BRCA test results down from 2008 to 2018
(HealthDay)—The rate of positive BRCA test results decreased over time from 2008 to 2018, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 13, 2020
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Ovarian Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Blood test predicts ovarian cancer better than previously thought
A blood test already available to GPs in the UK is more predictive of ovarian cancer than previously thought and could also help pick up other forms of cancer, according to new research published in PLOS Medicine today (Wednesday) ...
Nov 2, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Technology shines the light on ovarian cancer treatments
Scientists estimate that nearly 60% of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse—many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects.
Oct 22, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Lab-grown tumor models could lead to improved ovarian cancer treatments
Scientists have created a three-dimensional (3-D) tumor model in the laboratory for ovarian cancer that could lead to improved understanding and treatment of the disease.
Oct 2, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Irregular and long menstrual cycles linked to greater risk of early death
Irregular and long menstrual cycles in adolescence and adulthood are associated with a greater risk of early death (before age 70), finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Sep 30, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Aggressive childhood cancer could be treated by combining DNA-damage-targeting drugs
An aggressive form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma could be treatable with two cancer drugs currently used in the treatment of colon and ovarian cancer, a study led by researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, ...
Sep 29, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Women may conceive after ovarian tumors
Women receiving fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of borderline ovarian tumors were able to have children, a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in Fertility & Sterility shows. Natural fertility was ...
Sep 25, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Step forward in treatment for patients with newly diagnosed advanced ovarian cancer
Almost half of patients who received a targeted drug during treatment for newly diagnosed BRCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer remain disease free after five years, a new study shows.
Sep 21, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer drug set to transform prostate cancer treatment
A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer and should become a new standard treatment for the disease, concludes a major trial which is set to change clinical practice.
Sep 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: Ovarian cancer symptoms and treatment options
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A woman I work with was diagnosed with ovarian cancer two years ago at 60. She reportedly was having a lot of abdominal bloating and pain on one side after meals. I heard she had a recurrence recently, and ...
Sep 16, 2020
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