Ovarian Cancer News

Posted April 19, 2009:

• New Drug Achieves Pancreatic Cancer Tumor Remission And Prevents Recurrence, Study Suggests
• Addition Of Dasatinib To Standard Chemo Cocktail May Enhance Effect In Certain Ovarian Cancers

Posted April 16, 2009:

• New Therapeutic Target For Melanoma Identified

Posted April 1, 2009:

• Ovarian Cancer Screening Not Catching Early Disease
• Some Radiation Therapy Treatments Can Decrease Fertility

Posted March 24, 2009:

• Ovarian Cancers Detected Early May Be Less Aggressive, Questioning Effectiveness Of Screening

Posted February 10, 2009:

• Targeted Immune Cells Shrink Tumors In Mice

Posted February 5, 2009:

• Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Risk Of Ovarian Cancer, Study Shows
• Angiogenesis Linked To Poor Survival In Patients With Rare Type Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted February 2, 2009:

• Gene Expression Signature Associated With Survival In Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Posted January 28, 2009:

• Younger Women With Endometrial Cancer Can Safely Keep Ovaries, Avoid Early Menopause, Study Suggests

Posted January 21, 2009:

• Measles Virus May Be Effective Prostate Cancer Treatment

Posted January 13, 2009:

• Meta-Analysis Confirms Value Of Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy For Women With BRCA Mutations

Posted January 5, 2009:

• Obesity Linked To Elevated Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted January 2, 2009:

• Dormant Cancer Cells Rely On Cellular Self-Cannibalization To Survive

Posted December 29, 2008:

• Ovarian Cancer: Obese And Non-Obese Patients Have Same Overall Survival

Posted December 15, 2008:

• Slamming Brakes On Deadly Ovarian Cancer Cells: Blocking Proteins Coded By Notorious Cancer-Causing Gene

Posted December 3, 2008:

• Study Supports New Standard Of Treatment For Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Posted December 1, 2008:

• Ovarian Cancer Subtypes Are Different Diseases: Implications For Biomarker Studies
• How Ovarian Tumors Evade Immune System

Posted November 25, 2008:

• Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into Killer

Posted November 20, 2008:

• Tumor Environment Determines Whether The Cellular Process Autophagy Enables Cancer Cells To Live Or Die

Posted November 19, 2008:

• New Platinum-Phosphate Compounds Kill Ovarian Cancer Cells, Other Cancer Cells

Posted November 15, 2008:

• Protein Compels Ovarian Cancer Cells To Cannibalize Themselves

Posted October 7, 2008:

• Early Breast Cancer: LHRH Agonists Show Considerable Promise
• Turning Cancer Friend Into Cancer Foe

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Vascular Marker Of Ovarian Cancer Identified
• Scientists Deliver Toxic Genes To Effectively Kill Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Investigational Drug Shows Promise In Ovarian Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer Drug Trial Reveals Promising New Treatment

Posted August 28, 2008:

• Variation Of Normal Protein Could Be Key To Resistance To Common Cancer Drug

Posted August 4, 2008:

• Vitamin C Injections Slow Tumor Growth In Mice

Posted July 16, 2008:

• Using Magenetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer

Posted July 15, 2008:

• TG2 Identified As Potential Therapeutic Target In Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Posted July 8, 2008:

• Significant Proportion Of Men Told Wife's Cancer Was Incurable Late Or Not At All

Posted July 7, 2008:

• New Ovarian Stimulation Technique Offers More Cancer Patients The Chance To Preserve Their Fertility

Posted June 26, 2008:

• Ovarian Cancer's Specific Scent Detected By Dogs

Posted June 25, 2008:

• Multiple Regions Of Chromosome 8 Found To Be Associated With Different Cancers

Posted June 23, 2008:

• Symptom Screening Plus A Simple Blood Test Improves Early Detection Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted June 16, 2008:

• PET/CT Scan Could Be Valuable Noninvasive Tool For Determining Stages Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted June 13, 2008:

• Synthetic Cocoa Chemical Slows Growth Of Tumors In Human Cell Lines

Posted May 30, 2008:

• Chemotherapy Diminishes Fertility In Breast Cancer Patients, Study Suggests

Posted May 22, 2008:

• Oocyte-Specific Gene Mutations Cause Premature Ovarian Failure

Posted May 13, 2008:

• Chemical Compound Prevents Cancer In Lab

Posted May 8, 2008:

• New Cancer Gene Found

Posted April 23, 2008:

• Pregnancy Is Possible After Cancer Treatment

Posted April 21, 2008:

• Cancer Could Return Unless Stored Ovarian Tissue Undergoes Adequate Testing Before Re-Implantation

Posted April 17, 2008:

• Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Identified, Characterized
• Drug Compound Leads To Death Of Ovarian Cancer Cells Resistant To Chemotherapy

Posted April 4, 2008:

• Five Years Later, Patient On Vaccine Trial Still Free Of Ovarian Cancer

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