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Preventive Ovary Removal Linked To Early Death In Younger Women, Mayo Clinic Discovers
September 15, 2006 — Death rates rise when women under 45 years old undergo bilateral ovariectomy -- surgical removal of both ovaries -- and do not receive proper hormone replacement therapy, according to a new Mayo ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Completely Suppresses Ovarian Cancer Growth In Animal Model
September 1, 2006 — University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have used gene therapy to either completely abolish or significantly inhibit tumor progression in a mouse model of ovarian cancer. The ... > full story -
Obesity Leads To More Aggressive Ovarian Cancer, Research Shows
August 28, 2006 — Whether or not a woman is obese will likely affect her outcome once she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The study, published online ... > full story -
Researchers Explore Nanotechnology As Diagnostic And Treatment Tool For Ovarian Cancer
August 16, 2006 — At Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, researchers believe nanotechnology can lead to strikingly new ways to diagnosis and treat ovarian cancer. In a unique collaboration with Argonne National ... > full story -
Fatty Nano Spheres Loaded With SiRNA Shrink Ovarian Cancer Tumors In Preclinical Trial
August 16, 2006 — University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers package short interfering RNA in a liposome to penetrate cells, shutting down a protein that helps ovarian cancer survive and spread. ... > full story -
Preclinical Study Shows Chronic Stress Agitates Ovarian Cancer; Reducing Stress Slows Tumor Growth
July 24, 2006 — When mice with ovarian cancer are stressed, their tumors grow and spread more quickly, but that effect can be blocked using a medication commonly prescribed for heart disease, according to a ... > full story -
Removal Of Ovaries Decreases Risk Of Certain Cancers For Women At High-Risk
July 21, 2006 — Women with mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can significantly reduce their risk of certain types of cancer by having their ovaries removed, according to a study in the July 12 issue of ... > full story -
Potential Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Found -- Cells May Underlie Tumor Recurrence And Resistance
July 21, 2006 — Massachusetts General Hospital researchers have identified potential ovarian cancer stem cells, which may be behind the difficulty of treating these tumors with standard chemotherapy. Understanding ... > full story -
Regular Paracetamol Use Could Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk By Almost A Third
July 6, 2006 — Regular paracetamol use could reduce ovarian cancer by up to 30 percent, according to Dr. Stefanos Bonovas from Athens University and the Greek Ministry of Health. The researchers carried out a ... > full story -
Childhood Cancer Survivors Are More Likely To Go Through Early Menopause
July 5, 2006 — Women who survive childhood cancer are more likely to suffer premature menopause, according to a study in the July 5 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Risk factors include ... > full story
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