Oncology & Cancer
Could a pap test spot more than just cervical cancer?
Pap tests have helped drive down rates of cervical cancer, and a new study suggests they also could be used to detect other gynecologic cancers early.
Mar 22, 2018
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Ovarian Cancer
Oncology & Cancer
Men over 40 with BRCA2 gene fault should get regular PSA screening, experts say
Guidelines should change so that all men over the age of 40 with faults in the BRCA2 gene should be offered regular PSA testing to detect early signs of prostate cancer, experts are urging.
Nov 4, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers develop early detection test for ovarian cancer
Researchers from Queen's University Belfast have developed a test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than current approaches.
Aug 23, 2019
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Medications
All hormonal contraceptives increase breast cancer risk: Study
All hormonal contraceptives carry a slightly increased risk of breast cancer, including the increasingly popular progestogen-only pills, according to a study published on Tuesday.
Mar 25, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study shows ovarian cancer survival increase
A gynecologic oncologist at the Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine was a national leader of a newly published research study that reveals good news for women with ovarian cancer—longer survival times plus a treatment ...
May 3, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Anti-leukemia drug may also work against ovarian cancer
An antibody therapy already in clinical trials to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may also prove effective against ovarian cancer - and likely other cancers as well, report researchers at the University of California, ...
Nov 17, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial intelligence can predict survival of ovarian cancer patients
The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Melbourne, has been able to predict the prognosis of patients with ovarian cancer more accurately than current ...
Feb 15, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Hereditary factors that increase the likelihood of cancer mutations detailed in new study
Mutations occur in various tissues and organs of an individual. Somatic mutations occur in cells that will not give rise to offspring and are therefore not passed on to subsequent generations. Caused by a large number of ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer drug set to transform prostate cancer treatment
A drug used to treat breast and ovarian cancer can extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer and should become a new standard treatment for the disease, concludes a major trial which is set to change clinical practice.
Sep 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Study: Risk of cancer remains high for women over 50 with genetic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
Although genetic mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 are associated with a younger onset of breast and ovarian cancer, women with these genetic mutations continue to face a high risk of cancer incidence after age 50, even if they ...
Feb 24, 2023
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