(April 16, 2015) The Society of Gynecologic Oncology has published recommendations for prevention of ovarian cancer in Cancer. Strategies include oral contraceptive use and tubal sterilization, as well as genetic … Continued
(April 15, 2015) Doctors have long recognized that women with mutations in two particular genes – BRCA1 and BRCA2 – have a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Now … Continued
(April 14, 2015) The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to rucaparib as monotherapy for patients with advanced ovarian cancer. Rucaparib is an oral, small-molecule PARP inhibitor developed for the treatment … Continued
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(April 2, 2015) According to a study published in the journal Oncogene, the tumor microenvironment can regulate tumor suppressor miRNA in ovarian cancer cells. The direct interaction of the ovarian … Continued
(April 1, 2015) A study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention looks at ovarian cancer risk in the general population. In U.S. women, lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is … Continued
(March 27, 2015) According to research published this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is associated with a long-term survival advantage in ovarian cancer. The advantage … Continued
(March 20, 2015) This excellent, accessible piece in Mosaic Magazine, “Decisions on a Knife-Edge,” explores the difficult choices high-risk women face when considering how to decrease their chances of developing ovarian … Continued
(March 10, 2015) An algorithm developed at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has dramatically increased complete resection rates in advanced ovarian cancer, giving patients the best possible chance of … Continued
(February 17, 2015) OCRF-funded researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a new therapeutic target in clear cell ovarian cancer, paving the way for what could be the first effective … Continued
(February 13, 2015) University of Chicago Medicine researchers, including OCRF grantee and Scientific Advisory Committee member Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, have built a model system that uses multiple cell types … Continued
Total investment in the field now over $65 million New York, NY February 11, 2015 — To conclude Ovarian Cancer Research Fund’s 20th anniversary year, $6.453 million has been awarded … Continued
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