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By Anna Smith AstraZeneca and MSD have announced that Lynparza (olaparib) is now recommended for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund for women with newly diagnosed advancedBRCA-mutated ovarian cancer. The national Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended the drug specifically ... Read More »
SOURCE: PharmaTimes Online
April 9, 2019, by NCI Staff Tests for inherited genetic mutations can provide women diagnosed with ovarian or breast cancer with important information that can have implications for family members and potentially guide treatment decisions and longer-term screening for second cancers. However, ... Read More »
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute
May 2, 2018, by NCI Staff Researchers have shown that an experimental screening test can detect some endometrial and ovarian cancers at their early, more treatable stages. The test, called PapSEEK, is a type of liquid biopsy that identifies cancer-related alterations in DNA obtained from ... Read More »
SOURCE: National Cancer Institute
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Kaylee Tolleson is officially cancer-free! The 9-year-old was surrounded by her family and the hospital staff as she ran across the halls and rang the bell in celebration. Earlier this year, Kaylee captured the hearts of many people, including Chief Meteorologist ... Read More »
SOURCE: ABC Eye Witness News
By Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News online Having too few "friendly" vaginal bacteria may increase a woman's chance of ovarian cancer, and swabs can be used to spot this, say researchers. The team, led by University College London, hope the finding could be used to identify women at ... Read More »
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A 9-year-old Fort Bend County girl battling ovarian cancer was a special guest when "Good Morning America" made a visit to Houston Wednesday. Kaylee Tolleson captured the hearts of many people, including Chief Meteorologist Travis Herzog, when she came to the ABC13 ... Read More »
By Nicole Pelletiere McKenna Shea Xydias, the toddler who captured national attention after she was diagnosed with a rare ovarian cancer, is now cancer-free. Known to family and friends as "Kenni," the 2-year-old had four rounds of chemotherapy since being diagnosed on Feb. 15 with ovarian ... Read More »
By Marcia Mangum Cronin Did you know it's possible to get ovarian cancer even after you've had a hysterectomy? I learned the hard way. My sister, who had a hysterectomy about 10 years ago, just received a diagnosis for a type of ovarian cancer. If you have a partial hysterectomy, which removes ... Read More »
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards For the past few years, as part of the University of Chicago Pritzker medical school obstetrics-gynecology rotation, med students at an optional lunchtime seminar hear from ovarian cancer survivors who share stories about the shock of diagnosis, painful treatments and ... Read More »
By Scottie Andrew and Nicole Chavez (CNN) Mexican telenovela star Edith Gonzalez died Thursday, three years after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was 54. Her death was confirmed by the official Mexican news agency Notimex and the TV stations for which she worked, Televisa and ... Read More »
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