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BRCA1 Methylation Level May Predict Which Ovarian Cancer Patients Respond to PARP Inhibitors
September 28, 2018 8:37 pmThe extent to which the BRCA1 promoter is methylated could signal an ovarian tumor’s susceptibility to PARP inhibitor treatment, a new study has found.
PARP inhibitor treatment has been effective in treating some patients with high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma with … Read more
Novel Biomarker Found in Ovarian Cancer Patients Can Predict Response to Therapy
September 27, 2018 6:58 pmDespite months of aggressive treatment involving surgery and chemotherapy, about 85 percent of women with high-grade wide-spread ovarian cancer will have a recurrence of their disease. This leads to further treatment, but never to a cure. About 15 percent of
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Contraceptive Pill Linked with Reduced Risk of Ovarian Cancer
September 27, 2018 5:31 pmBy Nicola Davis
Researchers not sure apparent protective effect extends to progestin only products such as mini pill and implants.
Women who use modern forms of the combined pill are at a lower risk of developing ovarian cancer than women … Read more
Blocking ovarian cancer’s energy supply helps curb spread
September 18, 2018 6:45 pm
What’s the Evidence That Hemp Could Be Useful in Treating Cancer?
September 14, 2018 4:51 pmBy Elaine K. Howley, Contributor
It’s long been said that the Founding Fathers likely grew and possibly enjoyed using marijuana, or Cannabis sativa. But this notion, which was popularized as the fight to legalize marijuana in the early 2000s
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New Developments in Ovarian Cancer Treatment Are Showing Promise
September 14, 2018 4:29 pmCancer is never an easy foe, but some types are more stubborn than others. Ovarian cancer is one of the hardest to treat.
But there are signs of progress. Several recent studies have used new combination treatment strategies, including a … Read more
Study Cracks Open the Secrets of the Cancer-Causing BRCA1 Gene
September 12, 2018 12:21 amLawsuits didn’t do it, public shaming didn’t do it, patients and doctors banding together to “free the data” couldn’t do it: For 22 years Myriad Genetics, one of the oldest genetic testing companies, has refused to make … Read more
Scientists Identify Mutational Signatures in Ovarian Cancer
August 22, 2018 4:52 pm
Researchers at Cancer Research UK, Imperial College London and the University of Cambridge have identified distinct patterns of genetic mutation among patients with ovarian cancer that could help them understand the disease and personalise treatment … Read more
Study: Cancer-related genetic testing is rare for women on Medicare
August 20, 2018 6:28 pmBy Health Day News
Testing for gene mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancer is rare among some Medicare patients who have the cancers and qualify for such tests, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed data from 12 southeastern states … Read more
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Build a New Model of Genetically Engineered Immune Cells That May Combat Solid Tumors in the Future
August 15, 2018 10:37 pmBottom Line: Scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced that they have built a new model of genetically engineered immune cells in mice that may allow them to fight solid tumors. The new cells combine two of the … Read more
Treating Ovarian Cancers by Targeting Mutations
July 31, 2018 11:22 pmNew research has shown that ovarian cancer patients with a tumor mutation in the BRAF gene respond exceptionally well to treatment with targeted drugs, known as BRAF inhibitors.
BRAF inhibitors block the activity of mutated BRAF gene. They are currently … Read more
Low-Dose Aspirin May Help Against Ovarian Cancer
July 27, 2018 1:12 amIn fact, daily low-dose aspirin — the type many older women already take to help
Cramps or Cancer: Elevated Menstrual Pain May be Associated with Ovarian Cancer Risk
July 24, 2018 7:10 pmBY Brielle Urciuoli
Menstrual pain is something that, unfortunately, many women will encounter at some point during their lives. However, according to a recent study published in the International Journal of Cancer, individuals may want to talk to their health … Read more
Triggering an Immune Response in Ovarian Cancer
July 17, 2018 2:04 amA novel personalized vaccine made from an ovarian cancer patient’s tumor tissue and immune cells was found in early research to stimulate potent therapeutic immune responses, extending overall survival for patients with recurrent disease.
The vaccine,
Study does not find causal association between assisted reproduction and ovarian cancer risk
July 12, 2018 7:04 pmFollowing concerns over many years that hormonal stimulation of the ovaries necessary for IVF may increase the risk of ovarian cancer, a nationwide cohort study from Denmark has now concluded that any perceived increase in risk is actually a statistical … Read more
Engineering Plant Cells to Speed the Production of a Widely Used Cancer Drug
July 12, 2018 6:42 pm
Can a personalized cancer vaccine effectively treat ovarian cancer?
July 6, 2018 9:12 pmFor most advanced ovarian cancers, the current treatment is a combination of surgery and chemotherapy. Initially, patient response to this treatment
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The Future of Ovarian Cancer: PARP Inhibition ‘Leading the Way’
July 6, 2018 8:58 pmBy Brielle Urciuoli
PARP inhibitors have made for new and exciting treatment options for ovarian cancer, but there is still much more work to be done, according to Dennis J. Slamon, M.D., Ph.D.
Slamon, who is the director of both
Infertility linked to increased risk for ovarian cancer
July 6, 2018 8:54 pmFertility drugs do not increase a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer, a new study suggests.
It did find that infertility itself is associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer.
The researchers examined data from more than 58,000 women in … Read more