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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
August 2006
Aug 16, 2006 - "The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle", Rochester, NY
'Comfort bags' ease women's anxiety over cancer
Erna Lewis didn't know what to expect when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Now, she does. And she wants to help women who experience the same fear and anxiety she did when they are diagnosed. Lewis is packaging "comfort bags" with special creams and shampoos, a portable CD player with CDs of comforting music, "chemo caps" to wear when patients' hair falls out, and other items.
Aug 15, 2006 - "Yahoo News",
Optimistic women with ovarian cancer fare better
A study of women with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapy shows that those with a more optimistic outlook were less distressed and had a better quality of life. The study team also found that higher levels of optimism at the start of treatment were associated with greater declines in cancer antigen 125 (CA 125) levels during treatment. Declines in CA 125 have been used to predict the likelihood of remission and survival in ovarian cancer patients.
Aug 15, 2006 - "News Wise", Charlottesville, VA
New Approach to Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Despite advances in surgery and chemotherapy, ovarian cancer is still the most lethal form of gynecologic cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States; claiming 16,210 lives in 2005. Survival rates for ovarian cancer have remained stubbornly low because symptoms are often vague and mimic other conditions, and the lack of a cost-effective, reliable test to diagnose this “silent killer” early, when it is most curable. A test is urgently needed that would rival the positive impact on survival that the Pap smear and mammography have had on cancers of the cervix and breast, respectively.
Aug 15, 2006 - "News Wise", Charlottesville, VA
Fatty Spheres Loaded with siRNA Shrink Ovarian Cancer Tumors in Preclinical Trial
A molecular "off" switch packaged in a tiny sphere penetrates deeply into ovarian cancer tumor cells, stifling a troublesome protein and drastically reducing the size of tumors, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Aug. 15 edition of Clinical Cancer Research. The mouse model experiment, featured on the cover of the journal, demonstrates a potent delivery system for short interfering RNA (siRNA) to attack cancer, says senior author Anil Sood, M.D., associate professor in the Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Cancer Biology at M. D. Anderson.
Aug 15, 2006 - "Palm Beach Post ", Palm Beach, FL
Battling silent killers
Whispering is fine in a library, or theater. Speaking up is rude. But when you're fighting a disease that doesn't let you know it's there until you may be near death, well, you gotta shout it from the rooftops. Shirley Nicodem and Kristin Ebel both are battling silent diseases that men and women tend to ignore, or may not find in time: ovarian cancer and high blood pressure.
Aug 14, 2006 - "Monsters and Critics",
Nanotechnology may aid medical screening
U.S. scientists say they are exploring the use of nanotechnology as a source of diagnostic healthcare screening tools for women. Rush University Medical Center researchers -- in a unique collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory and the Illinois Institute of Technology -- say nanotechnology might lead to strikingly new ways to diagnosis and treat ovarian cancer.
Aug 13, 2006 - "Tuscaloosa News", Tuscaloosa, AL
LEND A HAND: Motorcycle women ride against a 'silent killer'
Last year it killed an estimated 16,210 women. This year it’s expected to kill more than 15,300 women. One in 57 women will face it, but it’s so subtle that only 19 percent of the women who meet it recognize it early enough to ensure their survival for another five years.
Aug 03, 2006 - "Litchfield County Times", New Milford, CT
Healing Sound in Torrington
As a patient at the center, Mrs. Pender-Cudlip knows firsthand the difficulties those with cancer face. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in early 2004 and has spent the past two and a half years receiving various forms of treatment at the Torrington facility.
Aug 03, 2006 - "WQAD - TV 8", Moline, IL
Medical Breakthrough -- New Ovarian Cancer Screening
A mammogram detects breast cancer. A pap test detects cervical cancer. But there's not a test to detect ovarian cancer in the early stages. That's why six out of 10 women with ovarian cancer die. But medical breakthrough shows us new research could offer a simple screening test that catches the cancer earlier.
Aug 02, 2006 - "American Chronicle ", Beverly Hills, CA
Teal IS The Color For Ovarian Cancer
Two days ago I wrote a column about how I thought that the official color of Ovarian Cancer should be Hunter Green. Since that time I have received many emails about the “Official Ribbon Color” being teal. How is it that Sue and I, both survivors of cancer, did not know that the color is teal? How many other survivors of Ovarian Cancer do not know that the ribbon color is teal? (See original article "Hunter Green Ribbons For Ovarian Cancer" below)
Aug 02, 2006 - "Business Wire",
20,180 New Cases of Ovarian Cancer will be Diagnosed this Year in the United States
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40211) has announced the addition of the Decision Resources report: Emerging Diagnostic Biomarkers in Ovarian Cancer to their offering. Worldwide, ovarian cancer (CaO) is the leading cause of death from gynecological cancer and the fourth most common cause of cancer death in women. In 2006, according to the American Cancer Society, 20,180 new cases of CaO will be diagnosed in the United States and 15,310 women will die from the disease. This high death rate results from the difficulty associated with detecting CaO at an early stage and the lack of effective therapies to treat advanced disease.
Aug 01, 2006 - "WFIE - TV 14", Evansville, IN
Topotecan Not Recommended for Ovarian Cancer
When added to standard first-line chemotherapy treatment for ovarian cancer, the drug topotecan doesn't increase patient survival and is not recommended, a German study says. A combination of carboplatin and paclitaxil is the current standard treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. While research has shown this treatment is effective and has low toxicity, cancer recurrence and death rates remain high, according to background information in the article.
Related Article: Third Chemo Drug No Help for Ovarian Cancer
Aug 01, 2006 - "American Chronicle ", Beverly Hills, CA
Hunter Green Ribbons For Ovarian Cancer
We are all familiar with the pink ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness, and the multi-colored ribbon for Autism Awareness. But where is the ribbon for Ovarian Cancer Awareness?
Aug 01, 2006 - "News - TV CH 8", Austin, TX
New ovarian cancer screening
Ovarian cancer is cancer that begins in the cells of the ovaries. According to the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer accounts for 6 percent of all cancers among women and ranks fourth as a cause of death from cancer.
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