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 and publications 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

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October 2007

Oct 28, 2007 - "KLTV - CH 7", Tyler, TX
Cancer Survivor Shares Her Story In A New Book
Friends and family went to Hideaway Lake by the hundreds Saturday to support Dody Stovall, an Ovarian Cancer survivor for 17 years. Dody was on hand, signing the book she and other survivors co-wrote, about their experiences with the illness. Dody said she's just a nobody, but she said she hopes her story can be an inspiration for anyone living with cancer.

Oct 28, 2007 - "Southeast Missourian ", Cape Girardeau, MO
Women raise ovarian cancer awareness
The St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness booth at the Osage Community Centre was the focus of the first "Ladies Day Out" event, a craft and home-based business expo held Saturday. The event was created to raise awareness support victims of this deadly disease.

Oct 28, 2007 - "Womens Health", Washington, DC
New Guidelines Should Improve Ovarian Cancer Detection
Ovarian cancer has long had a reputation as a silent killer, because many people believed it gave no warning signs until far advanced. But women suffering from the disease knew differently. They knew they had certain symptoms that were common from patient to patient.

Oct 27, 2007 - "e Max Health", Hickory, NC
Possible New Treatment for Patients with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Phase 2 Consortium clinical trial shows promising results for ovarian cancer treatment in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients. Mayo Clinic today reported promising interim results from a Phase II trial of a new combination therapy for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer that is resistant to platinum therapy. Thirty-three percent of study participants achieved either complete or partial tumor regression from the therapy, which combines flavopiridol and cisplatin.

Oct 26, 2007 - "Web MD", New York, NY
What Women Don't Know About Cancer
Nearly two-thirds of women mistakenly believe having no family history of cancer means they have a low risk of developing the disease, and most do not know that oral contraceptive use is protective against ovarian and uterine cancer, a new survey shows. Commissioned by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the poll results were released Friday to coincide with the launch of a new web-based guide designed to help women better understand their cancer risk.

Oct 26, 2007 - "P\S\L Group ",
Belinostat Shows Promising Activity in Combination with Carboplatin and Paclitaxel in Ovarian Cancer Patients:
The results of a phase 1b dose-escalation portion of a phase 2 trial indicate that the combination of belinostat with carboplatin and paclitaxel was well tolerated in patients with relapsed ovarian carcinoma, researchers reported here at the 2007 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.

Oct 26, 2007 - "Web MD", New York, NY
What Women Don't Know About Cancer
Survey Reveals Common Misconceptions About Cancer - Nearly two-thirds of women mistakenly believe having no family history of cancer means they have a low risk of developing the disease, and most do not know that oral contraceptive use is protective against ovarian and uterine cancer, a new survey shows.

Oct 26, 2007 - "The Californian", Salinas, CA
There are worse things than Houston
Just when I thought the worst things this year were a trip to a hot, humid city, missed plane connections and a 10-hour wait in an airport with endless concourses, life handed me a scenario that’s a lot worse.

Oct 26, 2007 - "Apples For Health", Ardmore, OK
Diet May Affect Ovarian Cancer Risk
Try fewer burgers and more veggies after menopause: Cutting dietary fat may offer protection against deadly ovarian cancer if you stick with the diet long enough.

Oct 25, 2007 - "Journal of Business", Spokane, WA
Surgeon here expands use of chemo wash
A surgical oncologist with Cancer Care Northwest PS, of Spokane, is finding broader uses for an internal abdominal wash with heated chemotherapy drugs following cancer surgery, a procedure that once was considered a last resort only for some cancer patients.

Oct 24, 2007 - "First Coast News", Jacksonville, Fl
Ovarian Cancer: It Whispers...So Listen
It would be hard to miss all the pink this month. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. But do you know what was last month? You didn't see teal everywhere. And we're not talking Jaguars. Last month was Ovarian Cancer Awareness month.

Oct 22, 2007 - "NewsMax", West Palm Beach, FL
Cranberry Juice May Boost Chemotherapy
Cranberry juice may boost the effectiveness of traditional chemotherapy for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Scientists at Rutgers University said that ovarian cancer cells were six times more likely to die during chemotherapy if they were also exposed to chemicals found in cranberries.

Oct 15, 2007 - "Denver Post", Denver, CO
Cancer's toll falls faster in recent years
Death rates from cancer have been dropping by an average of 2.1 percent a year recently in the U.S., a near doubling of decreases that began in 1993, researchers are reporting. "Every 1 percent is 5,000 people who aren't dying," said Dr. Richard Schilsky, a professor of medicine at the University of Chicago and president-elect of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. "That's a huge sense of progress at this point."

Oct 15, 2007 - "MSNBC", Redmond, WA
What to eat and what to avoid to cut cancer risk
Fill your diet with veggies, fiber, vitamin D and calcium to prevent disease. When it comes to the question of whether you'll get cancer, it often seems that your fate is a mysterious combination of factors beyond your control. We all know someone who smoked, drank and ate bacon every day yet escaped a diagnosis. And far more disheartening, we also know people who lived a virtuously healthy life only to develop the disease. Add to that the confusion over what actually is the right way to avoid the Big C. In fact, three in four people believe there are so many recommendations about preventing breast, colon, lung and other cancers that it's hard to know which guidelines to follow.

Oct 14, 2007 - "WFLX TV - CH 29", W Palm Beach, FL
Cutting Fat May Prevent Ovarian Cancer
If there werent already enough reasons to eat healthy, there may one more for women to add to their list. New research reveals a low fat diet may help reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in post-menopausal women.

Oct 13, 2007 - "CNN", Atlanta, GA
Health for Her: Ovarian cancer
A 1:09 minute video

Oct 12, 2007 - "Oncolink",
Guidelines fail to identify most early stage ovarian cancers
Guidelines published by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists for referring a patient with a pelvic mass to a gynecologist oncologist perform poorly in identifying early-stage disease, particularly among premenopausal women, according to a report in the October issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Oct 12, 2007 - "Southern Maryland News", MD
Early detection is the key in treating ovarian cancer
There were whispers of awareness in September, the month dedicated to ovarian cancer — a disease afflicting approximately 25,000 mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, wives, cousins, aunts, nieces, family and friends each year. Sadly, more than half, approximately 16,000 women, die from ovarian cancer yearly.

Oct 12, 2007 - "CNN", Atlanta
Low-fat diet later may cut ovarian cancer risk
Try fewer burgers and more veggies after menopause: Cutting dietary fat may offer a long-sought protection against deadly ovarian cancer -- if you stick with the diet long enough. Low-fat diets have long been promoted as a way to reduce the risk of different cancers, with decidedly mixed results when put to the test.

Oct 10, 2007 - "Review Journal", Las Vegas, NV
Study: Low-Fat Diet May Cut Cancer Risk
Cutting dietary fat may also cut the risk of ovarian cancer, says a study of almost 40,000 older women that found the first hard evidence that menu changes protect against this particularly lethal cancer. But don't wait too long to get started: The protection didn't kick in until the women had eaten less fat for four years and counting.

Oct 02, 2007 - "Dallas News", Dallas, TX
5 facts about genetics and cancer
We offer these facts, courtesy of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (www.nsgc.org ), about breast and ovarian cancers. Such cancers rarely are hereditary. Only 5 to 10 percent of breast and ovarian cancer cases are inherited. Women can inherit the abnormality, or mutation, in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes (those known as tumor suppressors) from either their father's or their mother's side of the family. Genetic testing is not a cancer test.

Oct 01, 2007 - "Medical News Today", UK
Experimental Drug Boosts Survival In Recurrent Ovarian Cancer
New clinical data showed an experimental drug called pertuzumab prolonged the survival time for women with recurrent ovarian cancer, a University of Alabama at Birmingham doctor said recently. The data was presented during a scientific session of the 14th European Cancer Conference held in Barcelona, Spain. The session's main speaker was Sharmila Makhija, M.D., an associate professor in UAB's Division of Gynecologic Oncology.

Sept 30, 2007 - "KCCI TV - CH 8", Des Moines, IA
Ovarian Cancer Survivor Says Education Key
Ovarian cancer can affect any woman at any age, but studies show only 15 percent of women know much about the disease. It's estimated that 20,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year. Experts say it is the most deadly of all reproductive cancers and that there is no reliable screening test to detect it early.