Oncology & Cancer
Predicting cancer patient response to drugs that block DNA repair
Researchers have identified genetic tests that predict which cancer patients may benefit from the drugs in combination with chemotherapy.
Nov 6, 2023
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News tagged with ovarian cancer patients
Oncology & Cancer
Ovarian cancer patients 70% less likely to die with aggressive surgical approach: Study
Patients with ovarian cancer are 70% less likely to die three years after a multidisciplinary surgical approach is deployed, according to new research. The study from the Mater University Hospital on treating advanced ovarian ...
Oct 30, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Nuclear medicine treatment cures lethal form of ovarian cancer in preclinical setting
A new 225Ac-DOTA-based pre-targeted radioimmunotherapy (PRIT) system has been shown to cure a highly lethal form of advanced intraperitoneal ovarian cancer in a preclinical setting with minimal side effects. Targeting the ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Genetic breast cancer study alters guidelines in Sweden
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associated with a significantly increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. However, there are an additional 11 genes associated with elevated risk for these ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Black women weigh emerging risks of 'creamy crack' hair straighteners
Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Experimental ovarian cancer diagnostic could lead to new precision oncology approach
Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, survival of people with certain types of ovarian cancer has not significantly changed in decades. That has meant that some ovarian cancer patients go through treatments that don't ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Aerobic exercise cuts chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptoms
A six-month aerobic exercise intervention significantly improves self-reported chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) among patients treated for ovarian cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in JAMA ...
Aug 2, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers reveal why obesity makes ovarian cancer more deadly
A new study links a high body mass index (BMI) to alterations in the structure and environment of cancerous tumors.
Jul 19, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Synoptic reporting improves pretreatment CT for advanced ovarian cancer
According to an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), a synoptic report improved completeness of pretreatment CT reports in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, including for established ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Germline testing underused in cancer patients
Few patients diagnosed with cancer between 2013 and 2019 in California and Georgia underwent germline testing, according to a study published online June 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with ...
Jun 6, 2023
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