Obstetrics & gynaecology
What is endometriosis, and how is it treated?
(HealthDay)—There's no cure for endometriosis, but women have several treatment options for the painful condition, an expert says.
Mar 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
How women make choices about surgery to prevent ovarian cancer
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery.
Feb 11, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Q&A: Genetic abnormalities and cancer risk
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her care, she was found to have a BRCA2 mutation. Her doctor suggested that my brothers and I get tested for this mutation, too. I am a 26-year-old woman, and I am not sure ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Physician advocates screening teen emergency room patients for sexually transmitted infections
A University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency rooms consider screening for sexually transmitted infections (STI) teenage and young adult patients who visit for other acute care issues.
Nov 04, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New surgical approach for women at risk of ovarian cancer
A new two-stage surgical approach for cancer prevention is highly acceptable among premenopausal women at high risk of ovarian cancer, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.
Aug 24, 2020
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Other
Bayer to pay $1.6 bn to settle US claims over birth control device
Pharmaceutical giant Bayer announced Thursday it had agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle nearly all claims filed in the United States over controversial birth control implant Essure.
Aug 20, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Are differences in treatment driving variation in ovarian cancer survival internationally?
Ovarian cancer is an aggressive disease. In the UK, ovarian cancer is the 6th most common cancer for women and causes the most deaths of all the gynecological cancers.
Aug 12, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Studying the development of ovarian cancer with organoids
High-grade serous ovarian cancer is the most common type of ovarian cancer, and has the lowest rate of survival. It is often only diagnosed when it has already spread within the pelvis and abdomen, making it harder to treat. ...
May 27, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
New type of immunotherapy hinders the spread of ovarian cancer
Malignant ovarian cancer is insidious: Known and feared for vague and uncharacteristic symptoms that often mean the disease is discovered so late that on average only four out of six patients are still alive after five years. ...
Mar 26, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists closer to finding the cell of origin for ovarian cancer
Researchers at the University of Oxford are now closer to finding the cell of origin of ovarian cancer, and their ultimate aim of developing a much needed screening tool for ovarian cancer.
Feb 10, 2020
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