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First National Consensus On Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Stresses Education For Earlier Diagnosis
June 14, 2007 The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) has announced the first national consensus on ovarian cancer symptoms. Often referred to as the "silent killer" due to the common belief that there are no ... > full story -
VEGF Trap Shows Activity In Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
June 3, 2007 Preliminary results of a randomized, international Phase II trial of VEGF Trap (aflibercept) show activity in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) who had received three or four ... > full story -
Gene Thought To Assist Chemo May Help Cancer Thrive
May 16, 2007 A gene thought to be essential in helping chemotherapy kill cancer cells, may actually help them thrive. In a new study of chemo patients, scientists found that 70 percent of subjects whose tumors ... > full story -
Lessons From Ovarian Cells Migration: The Three 'Ws' Of Ovarian Cancer Spreading
May 14, 2007 Who must go? When to go? Where to go? During development ovarian cells migrate in a spacial-temporal coordinated way, responding to specific signals that determine which cells have to move, when they ... > full story -
Combined Molecular-Targeted And Hormonal Therapies Offer Promise In Treating Ovarian Cancer
May 8, 2007 A combination of molecular-targeted therapy and hormonal therapy may be the most promising area of research for those seeking an effective treatment for ovarian cancer, according to a new ... > full story -
Diabetes Drug Dramatically Boosts Power Of Platinum Chemotherapy
May 7, 2007 A widely used diabetes drug dramatically boosted the potency of platinum-based cancer drugs when administered together to a variety of cancer cell lines and to mice with tumors, scientists from ... > full story -
Study Pries Into Ovarian Cancer's Deadly Secrets
April 11, 2007 A new study sheds light on cell defects that lead to one common type of ovarian cancer and puts forth a promising new mouse model that already is being used for preclinical drug testing. The study ... > full story -
RNA Splicing Factor Implicated In Ovarian Tumor Cell Growth
April 9, 2007 An RNA-binding protein that is overproduced in ovarian cancer may present a new target for diagnosis or treatment of ovarian and other cancers, according to researchers at the University of Illinois ... > full story -
Many Women Undertreated For Ovarian Cancer
April 9, 2007 One in three ovarian cancer patients in the US fails to receive the recommended comprehensive surgical ... > full story -
Combining Therapies Can Improve Survival For Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
April 3, 2007 Patients with early-stage breast cancer who are treated with both chemotherapy and tamoxifen have a higher survival rate than patients who receive only tamoxifen. But a combination of tamoxifen and ... > full story
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