Scientists find new gene fault behind ovarian cancer
Women who carry an inherited fault in the gene BRIP1 are over three times more…
Browsing: Gynaecologic Cancers
We know it’s effective. So why is there opposition to the HPV vaccine ?
By David Robert Grimes – The Guardian. Over 90% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV. But…
Scientists genetically engineer patients’ own cells to attack cancer
In a pioneering trial taking place in London, doctors are harnessing patients’ own immune systems…
Obesity contributes to metastasis in ovarian cancer patients
Ovarian cancer is a deadly disease, one that’s hard to detect until it has progressed…
Study offers insights to how ovarian cancer grows, and potential to stop it
Can any cancer cell form another tumour, or is it only select cancer stem cells…
New electronic sensor can detect ovarian cancer in your breath
By David Nield – Science Alert. Your breath says more about you than you might think…
Breast and ovarian cancer risk may have association with sense of smell
The association between menstrual cycle activity and breast and ovarian cancer risk may have an…
Research explains limits of cancer immunotherapy drugs
Immunotherapy treatments have proven wildly successful in treating some patients with cancer. But despite this…
Image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy reduces bowel side effects in cervical cancer patients
For cervical cancer patients undergoing post surgical radiation therapy, image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) resulted…
The BRCA1 Gene Patent Ruling – An Australian Perspective
By Dr Hilda High for oncologynews.com.au Two weeks after Myriad Genetics’ BRCA1 patent expired, Yvonne…