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NEWS ABOUT: ovarian cancer

ovarian cancer stories: 17 news summaries

Husband Enlists to Get Wife Back Into Chemotherapy

Unemployed Wis. man couldn't afford ballooning health costs, signs on with Army

Oct 19, 09 8:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Out of a job and unable to find work as the recession grinds on, a Wisconsin man desperate to find affordable chemotherapy for his cancer-stricken wife turned to Uncle Sam, but not for a handout—Bill Caudle, 39, enlisted in the Army. “Seventy percent of the reason is for... More »

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health insurance • chemotherapy • ovarian cancer • US Army • enlist • Bill Caudle • Michelle Caudle • basic training

DNA Screening May Help Beat Ovarian Cancer

55% of women carry variant placing them
at a higher risk

Aug 3, 09 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An international coalition of geneticists has discovered a DNA variant in women with ovarian cancer that could lead to earlier detection and lower mortality rates, reports the Guardian. More than half of women exhibit the genetic trait, which increases the likelihood of ovarian cancer by up to 40%. The researchers... More »

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cancer • DNA • genetic screening • ovarian cancer • oncology • scientific study • gene variant

OPINION

 New Class of Drugs Could 
 Revolutionize Cancer Treatment 


PARP inhibitors show potential to transform understanding of cancer

Jun 25, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new class of drugs in development represents the biggest cancer breakthrough in a decade, Robert Bazell writes at NBC. In a study causing much excitement in the medical world, breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer patients treated with Olaparib, one of a group of drugs known as PARP inhibitors, had... More »

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breast cancer • ovarian cancer • cancer treatment • cancer drug • olaparib • PARP inhibitors • women's issues

(Newser) - A group of breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients has filed suit against the Patent Office for allowing a company to patent two human genes, the Courthouse News Service reports. The plaintiffs, who also include medical organizations and the ACLU, allege that Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2... More »

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breast cancer • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • genetic screening • ovarian cancer • lawsuit • BRCA1 • BRCA2 • genes • medical treatment • Patent and Trademark Office • genetic research • patent

Trial Drug Offers Hope for Ovarian Cancer Patients

Early test on small number of women yields improved survival rate

Apr 7, 09 6:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new drug being developed in Britain could someday prolong the lives of thousands of women suffering ovarian cancer, the Guardian reports. Eight of the 18 women involved in the trial, all of whom had been given less than a year to live, saw their tumors stabilize or shrink under... More »

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ovarian cancer • cancer research • drug trials • clinical trials

Ovarian Cancer Test 'Premature,' Critics Worry

Early screening's false positives may cause unneeded surgeries

Aug 26, 08 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though a new ovarian cancer test gives hope that the 21,000 new cancer cases expected this year may be detected at a treatable stage, the FDA is worried OvaSure may do more harm than good, the New York Times reports. If the unregulated test detects cancer where there... More »

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cancer • FDA • women's health • public health • ovarian cancer • medical research • OvaSure

 Fungus Drug
 Zaps Cancer 
 in Study 

New drug starves tumors of blood

Jun 30, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful new cancer drug has been developed from a fungus discovered by accident, Reuters reports. The drug, called lodamin, is dramatically effective against a range of cancers and works by starving tumors of blood, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Mice infected with... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • lung cancer • ovarian cancer • melanoma • nanotechnology • neuroblastoma • glioblastomas • uterine tumors • Aspergillus fumigatus fresenius • lodamin

Obesity Linked to Cancers

Strong connections between weight and  cancer in men and women

Feb 15, 08 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have identified a powerful link between being overweight and the risk of developing certain types of cancer. Strong links were discovered between obesity and cancer of the esophagus in men and women, and uterine endometrial and gallbladder cancers in women, reports WebMD. Researchers also found modest connections between obesity... More »

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cancer • obesity • breast cancer • American Cancer Society • Body Mass Index • diet • ovarian cancer • overweight • weight gain • esophageal cancer • endometrial cancer • gallbladder cancer • Andrew G. Renehan • University of Manchester • BMI • Susanna Larsson • Karolinska Institutet • Michael Thun

Pill Guards Against Ovarian Cancer: Study

Even decades later,
oral contraceptive
provides protection

Jan 25, 08 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Oral contraceptives "confer powerful and long-lasting protection" against ovarian cancer, a cancer that often proves deadly because it's so difficult to diagnose early, a new study has found. The effect is so strong that women who take the pill for 10 years will enjoy significant protection against ovarian cancer... More »

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ovarian cancer • birth control • medical research • Oxford University • birth control pill • over the counter • cancer prevention

Coffee May Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Benefit increases as amount of caffeine consumed rises

Jan 22, 08 11:27 AM CST
(Newser) - One day after the release of a study linking caffeine and miscarriages, female coffee addicts got some good news today: Caffeine appears to lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer, a new study shows. What's more, the benefit appears to increase with the amount of caffeine consumed. The risk is... More »

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cancer • coffee • ovarian cancer • caffeine • cancer research

Breast Cancer Risk Seen for Latinos, Blacks

Scientists find higher prevalance of mutated gene in new study

Dec 26, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer has been linked to Hispanic and young black women, according to a new study. The findings could lead to changes in screening, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In the survey of 3,181 women with breast cancer, 16.7%... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • genetics • disease • women • ovarian cancer • genetic mutation • BRCA1 • American Medical Association • black women • Hispanic

French Fries May Increase Risk of Cancer

Chemical doubles incidence of ovarian, uterine disease

Dec 3, 07 1:52 PM CST
(Newser) - Women who eat too many French fries or potato chips may increase their risk of cancer, say researchers tracing the effect of the chemical acrylamide in the diet. In a new Dutch study, women who ingested 40mg of acrylamide a day—about one order of fries—developed twice as many... More »

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cancer • fat • ovarian cancer • cancer research • snack foods

Tangerine Peel May Help
Fight Cancer

Compound in fruit's skin attacks, destroys abnormal cells

Sep 12, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - UK researchers may have found a natural way to combat certain cancers. In tests, a chemical compound in tangerine peel attacked and destroyed cancer cells. The findings could lead to treatments for cancers of the breast, lung, prostate, and ovaries, Reuters says. “It is very exciting to find a... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • prostate cancer • lung cancer • diet • ovarian cancer • cancer research • tangerines • tangerine peel • enzyme

Cancer Cures Hiding in Poisonous Lake

Scientists fish new microbes out of a toxic soup that kills

Aug 28, 07 6:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two scientists may be fishing cancer cures out of an abandoned, poisonous lake, Wired reports. Don and Andrea Stierle are finding microbes in the green goup of an old Montana pit lake that don’t exist anywhere else – and happen to make compounds that inhibit a lung cancer and... More »

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cancer • lung cancer • science • Montana • ovarian cancer • cancer research • poison • lake • Don Stierle • Andrea Stierle • microbe • Butte

You Say 'Tomato,' FDA Says 'Not a Cancer Cure-All'

Study shows no link between lycopene and reduced risk of many types of the disease

Jul 11, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tomatoes and lycopene, the pigment that gives them their color, do not prevent cancer, the FDA says, contradicting preliminary research. Researchers analyzed 145 studies of lycopene, tomatoes, and cancer risk and found "no credible evidence" that the vegetable wards off lung, colorectal, breast, cervical or uterine cancers, according to... More »

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cancer • FDA • breast cancer • Harvard Medical School • prostate cancer • preventative medicine • cervical cancer • lung cancer • vegetables • ovarian cancer • cancer research • lycopene • tomatoes • colorectal cancer

Women Alerted to Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer

Subtle signs may aid early diagnosis
of stealthy disease

Jun 13, 07 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to dispel the belief that ovarian cancer has few early symptoms, experts are urging women to acquaint themselves with an array of common conditions associated with one of the deadliest types of cancer. The new guidelines acknowledge for the first time that late diagnosis is not a... More »

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cancer • medicine • health • women's health • women • ovarian cancer

Breast Cancer Decline Tied to Hormone Drop

Study links 'colossal'  reduction in cancer to women skipping estrogen

Apr 19, 07 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers are linking a dramatic drop in the number of breast cancer cases to the decline in estrogen consumption by menopausal women. Women dropped hormone replacement therapy en mass after a 2002 study tied it to breast cancer risk. Other scientists argued that the decline—about 16,000 fewer new... More »

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cancer • medicine • health • breast cancer • women's health • women • hormone replacement therapy • ovarian cancer • estrogen • hormones • medical study

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