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Ground-breaking new breast cancer drugs have manageable toxicity profile for most patients

A ground-breaking new class of oral drugs for treating breast cancer, known as cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors, are generally well-tolerated, with a manageable toxicity profile for most patients.

13 Jul 2017

Mothers who breastfeed for at least 15 months may be less likely to develop MS

Mothers who breastfeed for a total of at least 15 months over one or more pregnancies may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with those who don't breastfeed at all or do so for up to four months, according to a study published in the July 12, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

12 Jul 2017

Cancer research at University of Warwick receives £8.5k to improve detection, treatments and care

Cancer research at the University of Warwick has received a boost. The University's Cancer Research Centre has been given £8.5k to spend on its research to improve detection, treatments and patient care using the expertise of the University's Warwick Medical School and its partners.

10 Jul 2017

Safe under the ACA, patients with preexisting conditions now fear bias

Cheasanee Huette, a 20-year-old college student in Northern California, is worried. Two years ago, knowing she was protected by the Affordable Care Act's guarantees of coverage for preexisting conditions, she decided to find out if she carried the same genetic mutation that eventually killed her mother.

29 Jun 2017

PNNL-OHSU scientists part of NCI effort to study about role of proteins in cancer biology

The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is part of a nationwide effort to learn more about the role of proteins in cancer biology and to use that information to benefit cancer patients.

28 Jun 2017

Researchers shed light on molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer metastasis

With 20,000 diagnoses each year, ovarian cancer is the ninth most common cancer and fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States.

28 Jun 2017

Cancers manipulate natural cell process to promote their survival, research suggests

Cancer tumors manipulate a natural cell process to promote their survival suggesting that controlling this mechanism could stop progress of the disease, according to new research led by the University of Oxford.

27 Jun 2017

Kopchicks' $10.5 million gift to fund student fellowships at MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School

Just as he has changed the lives of people suffering from a devastating genetic disease, molecular endocrinologist John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., and his wife, Charlene, of Athens, Ohio, are paving the way for future scientists to do the same with a transformative $10.5 million gift to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

23 Jun 2017

Faulty BRCA genes and their linkage to breast and ovarian cancer: Study

A new large scale study has focussed on faulty BRCA genes and their linkage to breast and ovarian cancer. The research could help doctors counsel and advise their patients in a more definitive way in terms of treatment as well as lifestyle changes that could minimize cancer risk.

20 Jun 2017

Griffith scientists discover new and improved tool to detect cancer

Studying the food poisoning bacteria E. coli may have led scientists to discover a new and improved tool to detect cancer.

8 Jun 2017

Adverse early life experiences and abuse may lead women to unnecessary, harmful surgeries

Mayo Clinic researchers report that women who suffered adverse childhood experiences or abuse as an adult are 62 percent more likely to have their ovaries removed before age 46.

7 Jun 2017

Positive results for AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza in advanced breast cancer

A new study has shown that AstraZeneca's Lynparza (olaparib) can significantly slow the progress of breast cancer that is caused partially due to mutations of the culprit gene called BRCA. BRCA gene mutations are responsible for around 3% of all breast cancers. These cases of the disease that have a basis in the gene are notoriously difficult to treat and women who are tested positive for this gene may even opt for removal of their breasts before even the cancer strikes. Noted actress Angelina Jolie went for a similar prophylactic mastectomy.

5 Jun 2017

Senators’ dueling web shoutouts echo nation’s partisan divide on Obamacare

Politically, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are not all that far apart. Both are moderates who rejected proposed cuts in Medicaid funds. And yet, in the highly polarized atmosphere of Washington, D.C., they find themselves rallying constituents along diametrically opposed positions.

1 Jun 2017

Open-access BRCA testing for inherited breast cancer enables identification of missed carriers

Ashkenazi Jewish women are known to have a predisposition to the inherited breast cancers BRCA1 and BRCA2, but currently genetic testing in this group is limited to women affected by breast and ovarian cancers and those who are unaffected but have a family history of the disease.

27 May 2017

Combined use of two existing drugs appears to slow cancer's tendency to spread, study shows

A team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has discovered a biochemical signaling process that causes densely packed cancer cells to break away from a tumor and spread the disease elsewhere in the body.

26 May 2017

New study offers insight into how to improve chemotherapy strategies for ovarian cancer

Most women diagnosed with ovarian cancer undergo surgery to remove as many of the tumors as possible. However, it is usually impossible to eliminate all of the cancer cells because they have spread throughout the abdomen. Surgery is therefore followed by 18 weeks of chemotherapy.

24 May 2017

Researchers identify DNA repair deficiency in many types of solid tumors

A new investigation of more than 48,000 stored tumor samples finds evidence of a key deficiency in a repair mechanism designed to keep DNA from being mutated and causing cancer.

18 May 2017

Prototype drug prevents lung cancer tumors in mice by using novel mechanism

Lung cancer tumors were prevented in mice by a novel small molecule that directly activates a tumor suppressor protein.

16 May 2017

Mayo Clinic research advances understanding of DNA repair mechanisms

We humans like to think our DNA is well-protected in the nucleus of each cell. But it's a hard life for the hard-working genetic code.

12 May 2017

Scientists identify unusual mutations in endometriosis using gene sequencing tools

Using gene sequencing tools, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of British Columbia have found a set of genetic mutations in samples from 24 women with benign endometriosis, a painful disorder marked by the growth of uterine tissue outside of the womb.

11 May 2017

Ovarian Cancer News and Research

Latest Ovarian Cancer News and Research

Ground-breaking new breast cancer drugs have manageable toxicity profile for most patients

Mothers who breastfeed for at least 15 months may be less likely to develop MS

Cancer research at University of Warwick receives £8.5k to improve detection, treatments and care

Safe under the ACA, patients with preexisting conditions now fear bias

PNNL-OHSU scientists part of NCI effort to study about role of proteins in cancer biology

Researchers shed light on molecular mechanisms of ovarian cancer metastasis

Cancers manipulate natural cell process to promote their survival, research suggests

Kopchicks' $10.5 million gift to fund student fellowships at MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School

Faulty BRCA genes and their linkage to breast and ovarian cancer: Study

Griffith scientists discover new and improved tool to detect cancer

Adverse early life experiences and abuse may lead women to unnecessary, harmful surgeries

Positive results for AstraZeneca’s PARP inhibitor Lynparza in advanced breast cancer

Senators’ dueling web shoutouts echo nation’s partisan divide on Obamacare

Open-access BRCA testing for inherited breast cancer enables identification of missed carriers

Combined use of two existing drugs appears to slow cancer's tendency to spread, study shows

New study offers insight into how to improve chemotherapy strategies for ovarian cancer

Researchers identify DNA repair deficiency in many types of solid tumors

Prototype drug prevents lung cancer tumors in mice by using novel mechanism

Mayo Clinic research advances understanding of DNA repair mechanisms

Scientists identify unusual mutations in endometriosis using gene sequencing tools

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