As a condition of receiving public monies for research, the researchers must make available the results of their work. The National Institutes of Health will begin to delay grants to those who do not comply with this policy. When a bill was introduced to cripple this policy, the Alliance worked with the patient advocacy community … Continued
A study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that women were not aware of the non-gynecologic symptoms of gynecologic cancers, such as abdominal or back pain. Therefore, women did not recognize the urgency of seeking care for these symptoms. The study concludes that “[r]aising awareness of symptoms that can indicate gynaecologic … Continued
A study of 3,000 women found that those expose to more ultraviolet radiation had a decreased risk of ovarian cancer and an increased risk of borderline tumors. See the full abstract here
A study of 637 Japanese women with ovarian, fallopian or primary peritoneal cancer showed that dose dense chemotherapy provided a benefit. The standard of care arm provided chemotherapy every three weeks, the dose dense arm provided one of the drugs every week and the other every three weeks. Women who were on the dose dense … Continued
A study of approximately 2700 women showed that women who used fertility drugs did not have a higher risk of ovarian cancer, except for women who used fertility drugs and never got pregnant. Read the full abstract here.
According to a study of 186 women with ovarian cancer, women with high levels of emotional support lived longer than women without them. The study also suggests that a high degree of “instrumental support” – that is, tangible assistance – did not have any effect on survival. Read the abstract here
Based on data showing that removing a woman’s fallopian tubes removes her risk of developing ovarian cancer, doctors are now urging women who are having their tubes tied to have them removed, instead. There is an increasing body of evidence suggesting that ovarian cancer may start in the fallopian tubes. Surgery to remove the fallopian … Continued
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