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CNN Anchor Urges Women to Get Educated About this Common Cancer
2021 15 Jun
CNN's chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour announced she has ovarian cancer after a four-week absence from her CNN programme while she underwent treatment. The Emmy Award-winning journalist discussed her diagnosis and treatment, and had a strong message for viewers during her CNN International programme "Amanpour," June 14. "Like millions... Read more
11th International Symposium on Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Optimal Therapy. Update
2017 03 Mar
The 11th edition of this symposium, organised by ESMO and GEICO is the ideal environment to discuss both new and standard approaches to the treatment and management of ovarian cancer. Save the date for the 11th International Symposium on Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Optimal Therapy. Update. Read more
US Can Improve Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis
2016 19 Jan
Ovarian cancer tends to be diagnosed late and currently lacks effective screening tests , unlike breast cancer. Newly published research reports a promising model to aid diagnosis. An algorithm for the assessment of adnexal masses with ultrasound allows quantification of the risk of malignancy, according to work published in the American Journal... Read more
Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk of Ovarian Cancer
2015 20 Feb
According to an extensive meta-analysis from the Collaborative Group on Epidemiological Studies of Ovarian Cancer, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. To date, studies that have examined a link between HRT and ovarian cancer risk have been small and/or retrospective... Read more
Two Genes Trigger Severest Form of Ovarian Cancer
2015 30 Jan
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine (UNC) have created the first mouse model of ovarian clear cell carcinoma and show how a known drug can repress tumour growth. The research has been published in the journal Nature Communications . The team of UNC genetics led by Terry Magnuson, PhD, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor... Read more
Pelvic Radiotherapy May Benefit Ovarian Cancer Patients
2014 24 Nov
Researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS) have found that pelvic radiotherapy (RT) may help treat a rare form of ovarian cancer that can recur in women after surgery and chemotherapy. The study examined 56 patients with ovarian clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA), an aggressive form of ovarian cancer that is more likely to be resistant to... Read more