Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian cancer is hard to detect—focusing on these four symptoms can help with diagnosis
Ovarian cancers are often found when they are already advanced and hard to treat.
Aug 18, 2024
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Ovarian Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Cancerous uterine tumors found to be more aggressive in Black patients than white patients
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that uterine serous carcinoma (USC) tumors in Black patients express more aggressive and immunosuppressive features than tumors in white patients, according to a new study ...
Aug 15, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Adults with learning disabilities three times more likely to die from cancer, researchers find
Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that adults with learning disabilities are more likely to die from cancer compared to the general population.
Aug 14, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
'Symptom triggered' testing can pick up early-stage aggressive ovarian cancer in 1 in 4 of those affected
A study published in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer found that the UK's protocol for picking up early-stage disease in women with high grade serous ovarian cancer—the most common, aggressive, and lethal ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Engineered exosome-based drug delivery system shows promise for ovarian cancer therapy
Ovarian cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women worldwide. Unlike breast cancer, ovarian cancer lacks early diagnostic markers and does not show noticeable symptoms until cancer metastases, leading to a low ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study shows fallopian tubes can be safely removed during sterilization surgery
Women whose fallopian tubes are removed during sterilization via laparoscopy have only marginally more surgical complications than those whose tubes are simply cut, a study shows. The removal, salpingectomy, is a safe procedure ...
Aug 12, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Generation X, millennials in US have higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations
A new large study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) suggests that incidence rates have continued to rise in successively younger generations in 17 of the 34 cancer types, including breast, pancreatic, ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Genetics
BRCA1 gene mutation may increase the risk of impaired fertility, study shows
People with a BRCA1 gene mutation, which increases breast and ovarian cancer risk, are also at increased risk of impaired fertility, Monash University-led research has confirmed in preclinical models and human tissue samples.
Jul 31, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Preclinical study explores approved drug for ovarian cancer
An iron-binding drug that is already approved for treatment of other diseases could provide a novel way to attack ovarian tumors, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The preclinical study, ...
Jul 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Women at lower risk of breast cancer after ovarian cancer diagnosis, research suggests
Women treated for ovarian cancer caused by an inherited faulty gene have a lower risk of developing breast cancer following that treatment, new research from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and The University ...
Jul 25, 2024
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