Oncology & Cancer
An intelligent knife can tell ovarian cancer and healthy tissue apart. Could it make surgery smarter?
Surgery is a major part of ovarian cancer treatment, but it can be a blunt tool.
Aug 17, 2018
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News tagged with fallopian tubes
Oncology & Cancer
Study of fallopian tubes reveals evidence of 'precursor escape'—a novel concept in high-grade serous carcinoma
More than two-thirds of women with ovarian cancer have high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC). Up to 90 percent of HGSCs are not detected until they are beyond the ovaries or fallopian tubes, at which point it may not be possible ...
Aug 13, 2018
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Essure female sterilization device appears safe: study
(HealthDay)—Essure implants used in female sterilization have come under fire in recent years, with women reporting a wide array of problems to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Jan 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutation in fallopian tube lesions may help catch ovarian cancer years earlier
Screening for tumor cells in the fallopian tubes of women at high-risk for ovarian cancer may help detect the cancer years before it develops further, suggests a new study co-led by researchers at Penn Medicine and published ...
Oct 26, 2017
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Medical research
Large variety of microbial communities found to live along female reproductive tract
(Medical Xpress)—A large team of researchers from China (and one each from Norway and Denmark) has found that the female reproductive tract is host to a far richer microbial community than has been thought. In their paper ...
Oncology & Cancer
Many pelvic tumors in women may have common origin—fallopian tubes
Most—and possibly all—ovarian cancers start, not in ovaries, but instead in the fallopian tubes attached to them.
Oct 17, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Bayer to end non-US sales of Essure, a contested sterilisation implant
The pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced Monday that it would end non-US sales of Essure, a sterilisation implant that in news reports has been linked to major side effects.
Sep 18, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Brazil lifts ban on controversial sterilization implants
Brazil has lifted a ban on the sale of Essure female sterilization implants after receiving results from clinical trials on its risks, authorities said Tuesday.
Jul 11, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
100-year-old fertility technique reduces need for IVF
Infertile couples have a major opportunity to achieve a successful pregnancy without the need for IVF, thanks to new research into a 100-year-old medical technique.
May 18, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New VTE often occurs during chemo in ovarian cancer
(HealthDay)—For patients with ovarian cancer, new diagnosis of venous thromboembolism frequently occurs during neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study published in the June issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
May 11, 2017
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