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Latest Medical & OCAN News Articles
The Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Nevada wants to help extend your knowledge by keeping you informed about the latest happenings in this area of your health. They consist of articles not only about medical breakthroughs, but of success, hope, and actions. The following links are to articles for the current month, that have appeared in newspapers, publications and TV stations from sources throughout both the U.S. and world wide, and are available with on-line editions. Each listing has a short opening paragraph of the article. The listing of the links are by date published, with the most recent found listed first.
For archived articles prior to the current calendar month, please see: Ovarian Cancer Archived News
April 2007
Apr 22, 2007 - "News Rx - Women's Health Weekly", Atlanta, GA
Study pries into ovarian cancer's deadly secrets
A new University of Michigan Medical School study sheds light on cell defects that lead to one common type of ovarian cancer and puts forth a promising new mouse model that already is being used for preclinical drug testing.
Apr 22, 2007 - "News Rx - Women's Health Weekly", Atlanta, GA
RNA splicing factor implicated in ovarian tumor cell growth
An RNA-binding protein that is overproduced in ovarian cancer may present a new target for diagnosis or treatment of ovarian and other cancers, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Apr 19, 2007 - "Channel News Asia", Singapore
Hormone replacement therapy now linked to ovarian cancer
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), a contested treatment for post-menopausal women that has already been linked to breast cancer, is also associated with ovarian cancer, a study in The Lancet says. Women who take HRT are on average 20 percent likelier to develop and die from ovarian cancer compared to women who have never been on this treatment, according to the research.
Also see: ABC NEWS: HRT warnings repeated after ovarian cancer study
Apr 16, 2007 - "East Bay Journal", Pleasanton, CA
Ciphergen cancer test shows promise
Ciphergen Biosystems Inc. Monday announced research showing four proteins that can identify women with early-stage ovarian cancer.
The protein test was 95 percent accurate in a little more than half of test cases. "These promising results provide the foundation for additional studies across a larger population of women," said Dr. Eric Fung, Ciphergen's chief scientific officer.
Also see: GEN News
Apr 16, 2007 - "The Health Central Network", Arlington, VA
Fruits and Vegetables Fight Off Cancer
If you want to reduce your risk of several common types of cancer, help may be no farther away than your kitchen. A trio of new studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research on Sunday found that vegetables and fruits help lower your chances of getting head and neck, breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
Apr 14, 2007 - "The Republic", Phoenix, AZ
Redesigners help women recover from ovarian cancer
A "Haven for Healing" is what four women are calling their volunteer efforts to help those recovering from ovarian cancer. They do it by transforming a room or two in their homes into a healing environment. The four professional redesigners providing this service are Northeast Valley residents Arlynn Satz and Nancy Cummings, Avondale's Laura Ingalls Gunn and Glendale's Mary Desiderio, an interior redesign instructor. Desidero is a frequent guest on HGTV's Decorating Cents, presenting redesign projects.
Apr 14, 2007 - "e Max Health", Hickory, NC
Study Pries Into Ovarian Cancer's Deadly Secrets
Defects in two cell-messaging systems work in sync in one common form of the disease. A new University of Michigan Medical School study sheds light on cell defects that lead to one common type of ovarian cancer and puts forth a promising new mouse model that already is being used for preclinical drug testing.
Apr 11, 2007 - "The Monterey Herald", Monterey, CA
Ovarian cancer surgery criticized
Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest of cancers among women, chiefly because 80 percent of cases aren't caught until they are in advanced stages. But other factors may be making the disease even more lethal for many women: their ages, race and income and their choices of surgeons and hospitals.
Apr 10, 2007 - "The News Tribune", Tacoma, WA
OVARIAN CANCER: Older, minority women less likely to get best care
One in three women with ovarian cancer doesn’t get the recommended treatment for the deadly disease, a new study shows.
Women who are older than 70, black or Hispanic and insured by Medicaid are at greatest risk of inadequate treatment, according to the study in the journal Cancer.
Apr 09, 2007 - "M Live", Ann Arbor, MI
Research shows promise in detecting ovarian cancer
An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Michigan, have found genetic markers that indicate the presence of ovarian cancer, a disease difficult to detect in its earliest stages.
Apr 01, 2007 - "SF Gate", San Francisco, CA
Live and Let Die
It knows how to plan an entrance for maximum impact, shooting for anniversaries, holidays, weekends, the month your doctor's out. When I was 26, cancer sent me a Stage 4 Candygram on Valentine's Day, in the form of an ovarian tumor the size of a cantaloupe. I never did like cantaloupe. I still hate Valentine's Day.
Apr 01, 2007 - "Advance Web", King of Prussia, PA
Heredity Cancers
At the Auerbach Breast Center and Women's Imaging Center of Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton , Mass. , every woman who comes through the doors has the opportunity to learn about her personal risk factors for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and to discuss strategies to reduce her chances of acquiring those diseases.
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