http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. This spring, a team of researchers has released results from an eight-year study that shows improved survival rates for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer who undergo cancer tumor testing to determine the best treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-chemoresponse-assay-boost-ovarian-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:07:18 EST news286114030 Researchers at The University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have discovered that many women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum have seen their tumors stabilize or shrink after taking a regular dose of the compound selumetinib. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-breakthrough-ovarian-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:38:23 EST news280082288 the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy – have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an increased risk for cervical cancer, according to research recently released by a team that included Cara A. Mathews, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-connetion-tubal-ligation-cervical-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:06:35 EST news277380347 Women who have surgery for ovarian cancer have better outcomes if they are treated at high-volume hospitals, according to researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ovarian-cancer-patients-mortality-high-volume_1.html Cancer Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:25:09 EST news272622292 A study by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, recently e-published ahead of print by the Journal of Clinical Oncology, suggests that women who have surgery for ovarian cancer at high-volume hospitals have superior outcomes than similar patients at low-volume hospitals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ovarian-cancer-patients-mortality-high-volume.html Cancer Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:02:41 EST news271609347 (HealthDay)—A leading U.S. government panel has recommended against ovarian cancer screening for women who are not at high risk for the disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-panel-ovarian-cancer-screens-low-risk.html Cancer Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:40:01 EST news266517402 Patients with gynecologic cancer have new hope in a novel technology now offered at the Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center. A team of cancer specialists, led by Robert DeBernardo, MD, is among the first in the nation to launch a dedicated program using Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) to treat ovarian, endometrial and select other cancers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-uh-case-medical-center-therapy.html Cancer Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:51:04 EST news246304256 Approval last week by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clears the path for nationwide use of tools that show the greatest specificity in estimating the risk of ovarian cancer in women with a pelvic mass. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-fda-biomarker-ovarian-cancer.html Cancer Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:28:17 EST news234538075