All Entries in the "Ovarian Cancer" Category
Young Women With Early Stage Ovarian Cancer Can Preserve Future Fertility
According to a study conducted by American Cancer Society, young women with early stage ovarian cancer may preserve their future chances of getting pregnant by keeping at least one ovary or uterus without increasing the risk.
Most of the women with ovarian cancer are diagnosed at later stages. However, up to 17% of ovarian cancer cases [...]
Genetic Defect Linked To Ovarian Cancer Risk
Researchers have uncovered a genetic defect that significantly increase the chances of developing ovarian cancer by 40 percent in women.
It has been estimated that almost one in seven women in Britain carries a rouge DNA that is responsible for ovarian cancer development.
Almost 7,000 women develop the disease every year and around 4,300 die.Humans have 23 [...]
Tiny Ovarian Tumors Hard To Detect
Researchers reported in a study that tiny ovarian tumors exist unobserved in fallopian tubes for an average of four years before they grow large enough to be detected and therefore the diagnosis of those tumors comes too late to save a woman’s life.
The researchers said as the cancer is hard to detect [...]
Women Dying Of Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosis
Experts warn that women are dying from ovarian cancer that should not be because GPs are not properly trained to notice warning signs when they perform annual inspections.
According to a new survey that came out from the Target Ovarian Cancer Study, it took 37% a few visits to the GP before they [...]
Earlier Diagnosis Of Ovarian Cancer Possible With New Screening Method
Ovarian cancer is often called the silent killer because in its early stages it has no symptoms.
By the time symptoms are noticeable, the cancer has often advanced past the early stages, and most women do not survive.
Now, a new way of screening patients may offer doctors and women the chance to [...]
Nutrition Tips For Women With Ovarian Cancer
In the aftermath of a positive diagnosis of ovarian cancer, one may start to think, “Why me? What did I do to deserve this? Have I done something wrong, or followed a wrong diet for ovarian cancer to strike me? If so, what are the changes in diet and nutrition that [...]
Research Says Simple Testing Highly Effective In Saving Women From Ovarian Cancer
Often referred to euphemistically as the “silent killer” ovarian cancer is an extremely serious and unfortunately relatively common threat to women’s health and lives.
New research just published hopes to help with testing women for the very early stages of the disease.
The highly respected medical publication Lancet Oncology has released the findings of [...]
Promising New Treatment Option For Women With Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
Combining the new drug trabectedin with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin provides clinical benefit to women with relapsed ovarian cancer, according to new results.
The combination, which importantly does not include a platinum drug, challenges the current standard of treatment for women whose cancer recurs at least 6 months after first-line treatment, said Associate Prof. Bradley J. Monk [...]
