Secondary surgery does not improve overall survival for recurrent ovarian cancer patients
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported that secondary tumour-reduction, or…
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NCRI 2019: Blood test can help GPs spot ovarian cancer in women with suspicious symptoms
Testing for levels of CA125 in the blood is a useful tool for gauging the…
‘Wild idea’ opens possible new frontier for preventing ovarian cancer
A laboratory study published in Clinical Cancer Research offers a new hypothesis about how ovarian cancer forms…
ESMO 2019: More ovarian cancer patients benefit from maintenance combined targeted therapy
New data presented at the ESMO Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, show the benefit of a more…
PTSD linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer
Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point…
In ovarian cancer care, focus on high-volume centres could come at a cost
Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume hospitals could improve survival but may also reduce access…
New biomarker test improves diagnosis of ovarian cancer
The majority of women who undergo surgery for suspected ovarian cancer do not have cancer.…
ASCO 2019: Earlier ovarian cancer diagnoses and treatment seen after ACA implementation
An analysis of data from the National Cancer Database found that after implementation of the…
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Oncologists may soon have an accurate and inexpensive way of differentiating between types of ovarian…
Scientists identify genes tied to increased risk of ovarian cancer
A team of researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer, Cedars-Sinai Cancer and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…