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Menopausal Hormone Therapy May Increase Risk of Ovarian Cancer, Research Suggests
November 9, 2010 — Women planning on taking hormone therapy for the treatment of menopausal symptoms should be aware of a possible increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to new ... > full story -
Investigating Possible Link Between Menstrual Periods and Ovarian Cancer
November 2, 2010 — Scientists in the UK are investigating a possible link between women's menstrual periods and ovarian cancer. A current theory suggests that the constant injury and repair caused by ovulation may play ... > full story -
Peptide Being Tested to Treat Atherosclerosis Inhibits Ovarian Cancer Growth
November 1, 2010 — A drug in testing to treat atherosclerosis significantly inhibited growth of ovarian cancer in both human cell lines and mouse models, the first such report of a peptide being used to fight ... > full story -
Tumor Suppressor Acts as Oncogene in Some Cancers, Researchers Find
October 27, 2010 — Researchers have found that a molecule long believed to be a beneficial tumor suppressor -- and thus a potential cancer drug target -- appears to act as an oncogene in some lethal brain ... > full story -
Estrogen Replacement Therapy Speeds Ovarian Cancer Growth, New Study Reports
October 20, 2010 — Estrogen therapy used by menopausal women causes a type of ovarian cancer to grow five times faster, according to a new study. The effect of ERT was shown in mouse models of estrogen receptor ... > full story -
Girls With Ovarian Germ-Cell Tumors Can Safely Skip Chemotherapy Unless Disease Recurs, Researchers Find
October 20, 2010 — Researchers have found that as many as 50 percent of young girls treated for germ-cell ovarian tumors might safely be spared chemotherapy using a "watch and wait" strategy to determine if the ... > full story -
Gynecologist Disputes Findings from Global Study of Ovarian Cancer
October 15, 2010 — A gynecologic oncologist is warning that the results from a long-awaited global study of ovarian cancer should be viewed ... > full story -
Adding Topotecan to Standard Treatment for Ovarian Cancer Does Not Improve Progression-Free Survival, Study Finds
October 11, 2010 — Adding topotecan to carboplatin plus paclitaxel, the standard treatment for ovarian cancer, does not improve progression-free survival in patients and leads to greater toxicity, according to a new ... > full story -
Investigational Ovarian Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Platinum Resistant Disease
October 9, 2010 — A drug being developed as a treatment for ovarian cancer has shown single agent activity with durable disease control in some patients in a Phase-II clinical trial, an international research group ... > full story -
Evaluation of Targeted Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
October 1, 2010 — New research shows that a molecular imaging technique may prove useful in early assessment of treatment response for cisplatin-resistant ovarian ... > full story
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