Ovarian Cancer News

Posted November 30, 2006:

• Abortion Pill Compound Prevents Breast Tumor Growth
• Program To Freeze Women's Ovaries To Preserve Fertility After Cancer

Posted November 13, 2006:

• Tailored Treatments: Promising Designer Drug Provides New Insight Into Cancer Biology

Posted November 2, 2006:

• Deficiency In Exposure To Sunlight Linked To Ovarian Cancer

Posted October 31, 2006:

• Women Testing Negative For Familial Breast Cancer Gene Can Still Be At Increased Risk

Posted October 1, 2006:

• Impaired Gene Helps Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer Resist Drug

Posted September 29, 2006:

• Early Results Indicate Radiofreqency Ablation Useful In Treating Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Posted September 15, 2006:

• Preventive Ovary Removal Linked To Early Death In Younger Women, Mayo Clinic Discovers

Posted September 1, 2006:

• Gene Therapy Completely Suppresses Ovarian Cancer Growth In Animal Model

Posted August 28, 2006:

• Obesity Leads To More Aggressive Ovarian Cancer, Research Shows

Posted August 16, 2006:

• Researchers Explore Nanotechnology As Diagnostic And Treatment Tool For Ovarian Cancer
• Fatty Nano Spheres Loaded With SiRNA Shrink Ovarian Cancer Tumors In Preclinical Trial

Posted July 24, 2006:

• Preclinical Study Shows Chronic Stress Agitates Ovarian Cancer; Reducing Stress Slows Tumor Growth

Posted July 21, 2006:

• Removal Of Ovaries Decreases Risk Of Certain Cancers For Women At High-Risk
• Potential Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Found -- Cells May Underlie Tumor Recurrence And Resistance

Posted July 6, 2006:

• Regular Paracetamol Use Could Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk By Almost A Third

Posted July 5, 2006:

• Childhood Cancer Survivors Are More Likely To Go Through Early Menopause

Posted June 5, 2006:

• Cancer-Reducing Benefits Of Preventive Surgery May Be Specific To Gene Mutation

Posted May 29, 2006:

• A Tumour Suppressor In Mice And Men

Posted April 14, 2006:

• Ovary Removal Surgery Elevates Risk For Dementia

Posted February 20, 2006:

• Ovarian Cancer Responds To Aspirin Derivative With Chemo

Posted January 25, 2006:

• Prophylactic Surgeries Prevent Two Gynecological Cancers In Women With Lynch Syndrome

Posted January 12, 2006:

• Mayo Clinic Finds Aggressive Surgery Best Option For Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer Patients

Posted January 10, 2006:

• Underutilized Treatment For Advanced Ovarian Cancer Found To Significantly Improve Survival

Posted January 8, 2006:

• Abdominal Chemo Boosts Survival In Ovarian Cancer Patients

Posted January 4, 2006:

• Researchers Identify A New Class Of Anti-Cancer Drugs Based On Platinum

Posted January 3, 2006:

• Drinking Tea Associated With Lower Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted December 8, 2005:

• Women With Breast Cancer Face Increased Risk Of Developing A Second Cancer

Posted November 28, 2005:

• Major Ovarian Cancer Clinical Study Announced At Yale Using Combination Drug Therapy

Posted November 4, 2005:

• Gene Expression Profile Helps Predict Chemotherapy Response In Ovarian Cancer Patients

Posted October 5, 2005:

• Study Demonstrates How Gene Variant May Contribute To Cancer Development

Posted September 30, 2005:

• Newly Discovered Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

Posted September 26, 2005:

• Family History Alone Can Imply Cancer Mutation Risk

Posted September 18, 2005:

• Unusual RNAs Linked To Chronic Leukemia, May Help Treat It

Posted September 6, 2005:

• Breast Cancer Gene Increases Risk Of Several Cancers In Men

Posted August 14, 2005:

• Study Suggests Protein May Be Early Warning For Ovarian Cancer

Posted August 5, 2005:

• Ovarian Cancer Risk And Consumption Of Milk Products And Lactose

Posted July 29, 2005:

• Study Finds Multiple Markers For Breast And Ovarian Cancer

Posted July 19, 2005:

• Compound From Chinese Medicine Shows Promise In Head And Neck Cancer

Posted July 15, 2005:

• Tulane Pioneers Novel Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Posted May 20, 2005:

• Regular Moderate Exercise May Decrease The Risk Of Ovarian Cancer

Posted May 10, 2005:

• Researchers Observe Predictors Of Natural Immunity To Ovarian Cancer

Posted May 5, 2005:

• Compound From Chinese Medicine Shows Promise In Head And Neck Cancer

Posted May 1, 2005:

• Blocking COX-1 Slows Tumor Growth In Mice

Posted April 19, 2005:

• Ovary Removal Elevates Risk For Parkinson's Disease And Parkinsonism

Posted April 15, 2005:

• Shape-Altering Genes Linked To Ovarian Cancer

Posted February 22, 2005:

• Non-Invasive And Invasive Breast Cancers Share The Same Genetic Mutations

Posted January 11, 2005:

• USC Researchers Find Evidence That Progesterone Signaling Influences Ovarian Cancer Risk

Posted January 10, 2005:

• Technology That Could Double The Effectiveness Of Cancer Drugs Studied At Yale

Posted November 23, 2004:

• Study May Lead To New Means Of Increasing Effectiveness Of Existing Cancer Treatments

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