Research News
Scientists Ask: Does Ovarian Cancer Have a Smell?
George Preti, who works at the Monell Chemical Senses Center as an organic chemist, and an interdisciplinary team that includes physicists and veterinarians at the University of Pennsylvania are using an electronic box to explore whether cancer has…
OCRF Research Shows that Combining Targeted Agents is Effective Against Ovarian Cancer
New research funded in part by OCRF has shown that combining microRNA and siRNAs may be an effective new approach to developing better targeted therapies for ovarian cancer…
Use of a Chemoresponse Assay Improves Clinical Outcomes
Research published in the November 2013 issue of Gynecologic Oncology reports that the use of the chemoresponse assay ChemoFx can lead to improved clinical outcomes for women undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer…
Quality of life: Primary Debulking Surgery versus Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy
An international group of researchers examined quality of life factors for ovarian cancer patients enrolled in a large European clincial trial (EORTC 55971)…
New Study find Hot Ovarian Cancer Cells are Easier to Kill
Oregon State University researchers have found that using nanotechnology with heat and cytotoxic drugs can kill up to 95% of ovarian cancer cells…
New Clue in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations
A new study released in Lancet Oncology showed that abnormal levels of female hormones in the bloodstream may be why women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations are at a higher risk for breast and ovarian cancer and not other cancers…
DNA "Tags" Could Guide Treatment
A new study conducted by Cancer Research UK has identified chemical “tags” on DNA in patients’ tumors that could help doctors decide the type of chemotherapy women with advanced ovarian cancer should receive…
New Discovery of Inflammation Process of Some Ovarian Cancer Tumors Could Help Expand Treatment
A study led by Dr. Andrew Stephens from the Prince Henry’s Institute has discovered a process that is associated with inflammation in cancers…
Ovarian Cancer News from the European Cancer Congress
The European Cancer Congress convened in Amsterdam, the Netherlands from September 27 – October 1, 2013. The European Cancer Congress in the main multidisciplinary and multi-professional educational meeting in oncology to take place in Europe…
Association between Marriage Status and Improved Cancer Outcomes
Research published in Sept. 2013 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that patients with cancer who were married at the time of diagnosis live markedly longer compared to unmarried patients…
Q&A with Ron Chandler, Ph.D.
Dr. Ron Chandler is a 2013 Ann Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award recipient. In this interview with OCRF’s Sarah DeFeo, Dr. Chandler discusses his research and what it means to receive a grant from OCRF…
MD Anderson: Versatile microRNAs choke off cancer blood supply, suppress metastasis
A new study released today by MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas shows that a family of microRNAs (miR-200) blocks cancer progression by cutting off the tumor’s ability to build new blood vessels…