Hundreds of residents in a Pennsylvania town turned out for a “Shave-A-Thon” to honor an 11-year-old girl who is battling ovarian cancer. Paige LaRosa started having discomfort and cramping in January, and could feel lumps in her stomach, MyFoxPhilly.com reported. Her parents decided to have her ... Read More »
Angelina Jolie Pitt: Diary of a Surgery
By ANGELINA JOLIE PITT—MARCH 24, 2015 LOS ANGELES — TWO years ago I wrote about my choice to have a preventive double mastectomy. A simple blood test had revealed that I carried a mutation in the BRCA1 gene. It gave me an estimated 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian ... Read More »
Endometriosis Increases Risk of Certain Ovarian Cancers
By MIKAELA CONLEY via GOOD MORNING AMERICA Women with a history of endometriosis are at a significantly increased risk of developing several types of ovarian cancers, according to a new study published in the Lancet Oncology. Endometriosis occurs when the cells from the lining of the uterus grow ... Read More »
5 Things Women Should Know About Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women, and it causes more deaths than any other type of female reproductive cancer. Here are five things every woman should know about ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer is a relatively rare, but deadly, cancer. The National Cancer Institute ... Read More »
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We're in the last half of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! Click on our Click and Pledge button to donate or use our Mobile Giving Code Tags: mobile giving code sms YELTEAL donate ... Read More »
