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SHUTTERSTOCK PHOTO ILLUSTRATION  -  25 Mar 2008
Toronto Star,Many women who qualify for provincially funded genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer are not getting it, says Dr. Steven Narod, the Canada Research

Birth control pills' protection from ovarian cancer may last decades  -  25 Mar 2008
Dallas Morning News,THE QUESTION How long does protection against ovarian cancer last after a woman stops taking birth control pills? THIS STUDY analyzed data from 45 studies,

Specialized care for ovarian cancer improves survival  -  25 Mar 2008
Asbury Park Press,By ROBERT PREIDT • HEALTHDAY • March 25, 2008 Treatment at semi-specialized or specialized hospitals improved survival time for ovarian cancer patients,

Criteria for genetic testing  -  25 Mar 2008
Toronto Star,Ovarian cancer includes invasive forms of epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer and cancer of the fallopian tubes. 1.

Talcum Powder Cancer Alarm  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily GreenBy Dan Shapley Saying that talcum powder and other cosmetic talc products may pose a risk of ovarian cancer, two scientist scientists have again asked the

Yale Researchers to Present Data at AACR Conference Indicating ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CNNMoney.com...developed by Novogen Limited (ASX: NRT) (NASDAQ: NVGN), may be useful for the maintenance of remission in chemo-resistant ovarian cancer.

‘Silent Killer’ claims one woman’s life approximately every 48 ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Scoop.co.nz (press release),On the weekend of her 5th Wedding Anniversary, Shaline received her ovarian cancer diagnosis - stage 4 Ovarian Cancer and a few years left to live.

FDA attacked over alleged dangers of talcum powder  -  25 Mar 2008
CosmeticsDesign.com,Noting evidence from 15 papers in scientific journals, the petition concluded that ovarian cancer and talcum powder use were linked and that explicit

Many skip medical care, study says  -  25 Mar 2008
MLive.com,By JO COLLINS MATHIS Kathryn Vincent of Ypsilanti lost her sister to ovarian cancer in 2006 - but she doesn't blame the disease for her death.

Two Women On Mission To Link Diseases  -  25 Mar 2008
Boston Channel.com,BOSTON -- More than 10 times as many women are diagnosed with breast cancer than ovarian cancer, but studies indicate there is a link between the two

GeoPharma Poised for Rapid Revenue, Earnings Growth  -  25 Mar 2008
Seeking Alpha,The National Cancer Institute estimates 15280 women in the United States will die from ovarian cancer in 2007. Ovarian cancer’s symptoms often go unnoticed

SUSAN AGER  -  25 Mar 2008
Detroit Free Press,If mutated, it raises a woman's risk of breast cancer to 85% to 88%, and of ovarian cancer to 40%. Men who carry it can pass it on to their children;

Hacks have all the answers  -  25 Mar 2008
Press Gazette,...judges and leading QCs, locked horns with shorthand writers, ushers and court staff in an evening which raised almost £1000 for Ovarian Cancer Action.

In Good Health — Talking about cancer  -  25 Mar 2008
Frederick News Post (subscription),In a preliminary study of 105 US women with at least one relative who’d had breast or ovarian cancer, researchers found that women whose families openly

Cancer coaches: Cancer treatment choices often overwhelming ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Orangeburg Times Democrat,..."The person coming with you can either be an asset or a liability," said Meg Gaines, a lawyer and ovarian cancer survivor who runs the Center for Patient

Ovarian Cancer: the silent killer  -  Mar 24, 2008
Telegraph.co.uk,March is Ovarian Cancer Month and an opportunity for women to learn more about this preventable killer. Annabelle Bond, adventurer and Eve Appeal fundraiser

MP backs cancer campaign  -  Mar 24, 2008
Bolton News,By Joanne Rowe A NEW campaign to help make women more aware of the dangers of ovarian cancer is being backed by Bolton North-east MP David Crausby.

Race in honor of former Port City resident spotlights ovarian cancer  -  Mar 22, 2008
Delta Democrat Times (subscription),By LOGAN MOSBY loganmosby@ddtonline.com GREENVILLE - The American Cancer Society estimates that about 21650 new cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed in

Pregnancy after cancer treatment is increasingly possible  -  Mar 24, 2008
CNNVictor and Daphne Babrow conceived Evan, now 5 months, after Daphne's ovarian cancer. At 41, Babrow is also a recent survivor of ovarian cancer.

Britain's oldest mum-to-be thought baby bump was cancer  -  Mar 23, 2008
Sunday Mirror,By Nikhita Mahajan 23/03/2008 Britain's oldest mum-to-be told yesterday of her "rollercoaster of emotions" when suspected ovarian cancer turned out to be

Pat Delair, in her own words  -  Mar 24, 2008
StarNewsOnline.com,Although colon and ovarian cancer were bandied about, more testing would be required to determine the type. Cancer had never been on my radar.

Can ovarian cancer be detected by a Pap smear?  -  Mar 21, 2008
MayoClinic.comA Pap smear cannot detect ovarian cancer. A Pap smear is a procedure that collects cells from your cervix. The test effectively detects not only cervical

Ovarian cancer risk seen in DES grand-daughters  -  Mar 18, 2008
Reuters UK,However, although there was no overall increase in cancer, there were three cases of ovarian cancer in daughters of women exposed prenatally to DES -- a

Interest in genetic testing for breast, ovarian cancer rises  -  Mar 21, 2008
Spokane Journal of Business,By Emily Proffitt A growing number of Spokane-area women who are at high risk for inherited breast or ovarian cancer are turning to their genes for answers,

Ovarian Cancer Risk Lower with Longer Time on Pill  -  Mar 21, 2008
Cancerpage.com,By Joene Hendry NEW YORK MAR 20, 2008 (Reuters Health) - For each year that a woman takes an oral contraceptive, her risk of ovarian cancer is reduced by

Cytokinetics Announces Positive Results From an Interim Analysis ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
CNNMoney.comCytokinetics believes that ispinesib has demonstrated clinical activity in Phase II monotherapy clinical trials in breast cancer, ovarian cancer and

'Cancer' mum to give birth at 57  -  Mar 22, 2008
Sunday People,A special needs teacher aged 57 is to give birth to her first baby next week, after doctors initially feared she had ovarian cancer.

Genetic Testing Event for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
Emediawire (press release),Jacob International is a non profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the high risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer among

Clues To Prevent Spread Of Ovarian Cancer  -  Mar 13, 2008
Science Daily (press release)13, 2008) — A drug that blocks production of an enzyme that enables ovarian cancer to gain a foothold in a new site can slow the spread of the disease and

Support Groups: Health  -  Mar 24, 2008
Modesto Bee,Ovarian cancer: A group for women dealing with ovarian cancer. Members range from long term survivors to newly diagnosed and going through treatment.

Specialized Hospital Care Associated With Better Survival In ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
Science Daily (press release)11, 2008) — Dutch ovarian cancer patients who were treated at a semispecialized or specialized hospital survived longer than those treated at a general

Specialty Hospitals Associated with Improved Survival in Early ...  -  Mar 19, 2008
Cancer Consultants,Researchers from the Netherlands have reported that hospitals specializing in care for ovarian cancer are associated with significantly improved survival

Woman, 57, thought she had cancer until doctors told her she was ...  -  Mar 21, 2008
This is London,..."My initial reaction was to think, 'What a terrible way to tell me I've got ovarian cancer'. When he then said, 'You're pregnant' I was literally speechless

Phenoxodiol Trials Highlighted at Ovarian Cancer Action ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
CNNMoney.comThe role of the investigational drug phenoxodiol in restoration of chemosensitivity in ovarian cancer patients resistant to platinum drugs was the subject

Advanced-stage Ovarian Cancer Patients With BRCA Live Longer, May ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Science Daily (press release)10, 2008) — Two abstracts underscoring the importance of testing for BRCA1/2 mutations in women with ovarian cancer were presented at this week's Society of

Sunesis drug does well in ovarian cancer test  -  Mar 10, 2008
Bizjournals.com,A Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. drug has done well halfway through a mid-stage clinical test in ovarian cancer patients. The drug, SNS-595, showed positive

Bowel Involvement in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Not a Predictor of ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
DG NewsBy Mary Beth Nierengarten CHICAGO -- March 18, 2008 -- Bowel involvement in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer should not preclude a radical

$900K allocated for RPCI ovarian study  -  Mar 18, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Roswell Park Cancer Institute researchers have been awarded $900000 to aid the development of a vaccine to fight ovarian cancer.

Ovarian cancer treatment promise  -  Mar 6, 2008
BBC News,Up to a third of women with ovarian cancer could one day benefit from a drug which is showing early promise. A team from the Institute of Cancer Research

'My shock when told I had ovarian cancer'  -  Mar 18, 2008
Newham Recorder,A woman who survived ovarian cancer thanks to its early detection is urging others to be vigilant for signs of the disease. Mary Massey, 71, of Finden Road,

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Receives Grant To Develop Vaccine ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund awarded a $900000 research grant to Kunle Odunsi, MD, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, and team at Roswell Park Cancer

Statins at Time of Surgery May Improve Survival in Ovarian Cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
Cancer Consultants,Researchers from the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have reported that the use of statins at the time of surgery among women with ovarian cancer

Indian-origin scientist develops cure for ovarian cancer  -  Mar 1, 2008
Hindu,Houston (PTI): An Indian-origin scientist has developed a treatment against ovarian cancer that has shown "encouraging results", as it targets a protein

Thalidomide Shows Promise For Treatment Of Recurrent Ovarian ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."For some women, ovarian cancer has become a chronic disease," Downs said. "The standard chemotherapy regimens can put recurrent cancer in remission,

Protein That Fuels Ovarian Cancer Identified and Shut Down By ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
Science Daily (press release)26, 2008) — A protein that stimulates blood vessel growth worsens ovarian cancer, but its production can be stifled by a tiny bit of RNA wrapped in a fatty

Researchers develop test for ovarian cancer  -  Mar 1, 2008
ABC Online,Medical researchers say they have developed one of the first early detection tests for ovarian cancer. Most women suffering from ovarian cancer only learn

Once-feared Thalidomide may treat ovarian cancer  -  Feb 27, 2008
Houston Chronicle,Scientists at the University of Minnesota found that the drug slowed down progression of the disease in women with recurrent ovarian cancer.

Vermillion Announces Positive Results From Clinical Trial of ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Earthtimes,While the vast majority of these tumors are benign, studies show that women with ovarian cancer who are initially operated on by a gynecologic oncologist

NRI surgeon finds way to lower ovarian cancer  -  Feb 27, 2008
NDTV.com,A bit of RNA wrapped in a fatty nano-particle can shut down production of a protein that worsens ovarian cancer, a new study led by an Indian American has

Free genetic testing for those at risk for breast or ovarian cancer  -  Mar 17, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,For the first time in Tarrant County, genetic testing is being offered at no cost for some uninsured patients at risk for breast or ovarian cancer.

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