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Avastin and Chemo for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Inc...

Avastin and Chemo for Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Increases Progression Free Survival

March 20, 2014

(March 20, 2014) A group of French researchers conducted a randomized, phase III trial (called AURELIA) combining bevacizumab (Avastin) with chemotherapy in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.  The results of the trial, which enrolled 361 patients, were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary end points included objective … Continued

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New analysis links ovarian cancer to obesity

New analysis links ovarian cancer to obesity

March 14, 2014

This week, a new analysis showed that women that are overweight or obese have a moderately higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than women at normal weight. The study, released by the American Institute for Cancer Research, analyzed the data from 28 studies of over 16,000 women with ovarian cancer and showed that women who … Continued

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Weekly Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel Improves Quality of Life

Weekly Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel Improves Quality of Life

March 14, 2014

(March 14, 2014)  A large European clinical trial showed that carboplatin plus paclitaxel once a week (versus every three weeks) can be an effective front-line treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer. The results of the study were published in the medical journal The Lancet. Carboplatin plus paclitaxel administered every 3 weeks is standard first-line … Continued

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OCRF Research Shows Glycans Can Identify Ovarian Cancer

OCRF Research Shows Glycans Can Identify Ovarian Cancer

March 11, 2014

OCRF-funded research at UC Davis have verified that glycans (sugars attached to proteins) can be used to identify ovarian cancer. The study was published online in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. “This is one of many papers we’ve done to see if glycans can distinguish between women who have ovarian cancer and those who … Continued

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Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and National Sponsor QVC Expan...

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and National Sponsor QVC Expand Woman to Woman

March 10, 2014

Program Gynecologic Cancer Patients to Receive New Support in Providence, New Orleans, Houston and The Bronx WEST CHESTER, Pa (March 10, 2014) —Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) and QVC today announced four new Woman to Woman grant recipients: Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI; Tulane Cancer Center, New Orleans, LA; Baylor College … Continued

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Early oophorectomy cuts risk of death in BRCA mutation carr...

Early oophorectomy cuts risk of death in BRCA mutation carriers

February 28, 2014

New research published this week suggests that women with BRCA1 mutations should have a prophylactic oophorectomy by the age of 35 to lessen their risk of developing and dying from ovarian cancer. By contrast, the  study recommended that surgical intervention could be delayed until the 40s for BRCA2 mutation carriers. You can read the full … Continued

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Study Shows BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Should Remove Ovaries b...

Study Shows BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Should Remove Ovaries by Age 35

February 25, 2014

The findings of a large international study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest for the first time that women with BRCA1 mutations should have preventive ovarian surgery (prophylactic oophorectomy) by age 35. The report studied nearly 5,800 women with specific genetic mutations called BRCA1 and BRCA2. Researchers found that women with BRCA1 and … Continued

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High-dose Vitamin C Helps Ovarian Cancer Patients

High-dose Vitamin C Helps Ovarian Cancer Patients

February 21, 2014

(February 21, 2014) Scientists at the University of Kansas Medical Center have determined that high doses of vitamin C, administered intravenously with traditional chemotherapy, helped kill cancer cells while reducing the toxic effects of chemotherapy for some cancer patients. By evaluating the therapy in cells, animals, and humans, the researchers found that a combination of … Continued

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High-dose Vitamin C may boost chemotherapy effectiveness

High-dose Vitamin C may boost chemotherapy effectiveness

February 11, 2014

High-doses of vitamin C delivered in conjunction with IV chemotherapy may boost chemotherapy’s effectiveness and reduce side-effects in ovarian cancer treatment, according to a new study published this week. Researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center found that patients who received vitamin C in conjunction with the conventional chemotherapy drugs paclitaxel or carboplatin reported … Continued

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Regular Aspirin Use May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk

Regular Aspirin Use May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk

February 10, 2014

(February 10, 2014) Women who take aspirin daily may reduce their risk of ovarian cancer by 20 percent, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).  However, further research is needed before clinical recommendations can be made. The study, which was conducted as part of the OCRF-funded Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium, … Continued

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Press Release: Ovarian Cancer Advocates Applaud Findings on...

Press Release: Ovarian Cancer Advocates Applaud Findings on Aspirin and Risk Reduction

February 7, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 7, 2014 Further Study Needed Before Clinical Recommendations Change Washington, DC—A study published yesterday by the National Institutes of Health found that women who took aspirin on a daily basis had a 20 percent reduction in risk of ovarian cancer. The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance released the following statement in response … Continued

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Study Shows 1 in 5 Women with Ovarian Cancer has Inherited ...

Study Shows 1 in 5 Women with Ovarian Cancer has Inherited Predisposition

January 31, 2014

(January 31, 2014)  A new study conservatively estimates that one in five women with ovarian cancer has inherited genetic mutations that increase the risk of the disease, according to research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Most women in the study would have been unaware of a genetic predisposition to ovarian cancer because … Continued

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