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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
July 2006
July 31, 2006 - "Greater Milwaukee Today", Milwaukee WI
Surgery urged for women who have ovarian cancer gene
When genetic testing confirmed Brenda McCormick had inherited a BRCA1 mutation that virtually guaranteed ovarian cancer, she took her doctors' advice and had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. Never mind that medical tests showed no signs of cancer, or that the surgery would plunge her into menopause at the age of 42. The disease had ravaged two of her sisters, killing one, and the Newtown, Pa., graphic artist knew the surgery was her best hope.
July 30, 2006 - "North Lake Tahoe Bonanza", Incline Village, NV
Cancer survivor supporter now a survivor herself
Last October, Incline Village resident and business owner Debra Fishman hosted an open-house for cancer survivors. This October, she intends to be one of them. In May, Fishman, who owns and manages The Perfect Workout gym and pilates studio, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She underwent a full hysterectomy in June and began chemotherapy treatment earlier this month.
July 30, 2006 - "Independent News", UK
Pill stops 3,000 women dying from ovarian cancer each year
The contraceptive pill saves the lives of up to 3,000 women a year in the UK and Europe, according to new medical research. A number of studies now suggest that the Pill reduces the risk of ovarian cancer significantly. One study, reported in the British Journal of Cancer this week, found a protective effect of up to 50 per cent for Pill users, while another, reported in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention, found a similar effect after analysing data on the use of the Pill since its introduction.
July 28, 2006 - "Business Wire",
Ovarian Cancer Drug Combination Identified at Rational Therapeutics Receives FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of a two-drug combination originally developed by researchers at Rational Therapeutics Institute (Long Beach, Calif.) for the treatment of ovarian cancer. The activity for Cisplatin and its derivative Carboplatin (Paraplatin, Bristol Meyers Squibb) plus the pancreatic cancer drug Gemcitabine (Gemzar, Eli Lilly) was first recognized as a treatment for ovarian cancer by Robert Nagourney, M.D., medical director of Rational Therapeutics and The Todd Cancer Institute at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. His research team used a human tumor microspheroid platform (EVA(TM)) based on drug-induced programmed cell death. In November 1995, Rational Therapeutics received emergency approval from the FDA to use the Platin plus Gemcitabine combination to treat a late-stage ovarian cancer patient who had failed all conventional therapies. Dr. Nagourney used the results of the EVA analysis to identify the combination for this patient, resulting in a remission that lasted several years.
July 27, 2006 - "The Age", AU
Move to blow lid off secret women's illnesses
TERESA Kalnins knew something was wrong when she began to suffer a general malaise 12 years ago, but nothing could have prepared her for what followed. The mother of three had severe ovarian cancer and it had spread to other parts of her body. Within five days of diagnosis, she had a full hysterectomy and began chemotherapy. She went into remission, but her ovarian cancer has returned twice and she has had breast cancer. Despite this, Mrs Kalnins considers herself lucky.
July 26, 2006 - "Zee News", Noida, India
Study finds stress worsens ovarian cancer
Washington - Stress causes ovarian cancer tumors to grow and spread more quickly in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a study that provides one of the first biological links between stress and cancer. In the mice, stress hormones attach directly to tumor cells and stimulate new blood vessel growth and other factors that lead to faster and more aggressive tumors, the researchers said. The study published in the journal Nature Medicine also found that a blood pressure drug reverses the effect.
July 17, 2006 - "The Indy Star", Indianapolis, IN
Lilly drug OK'd for ovarian cancer
Eli Lilly and Co.'s cancer drug Gemzar has been approved to treat recurrent ovarian cancer when given with the widely used cancer agent cisplatin. Ovarian cancer has one of the highest recurrence rates of all women's cancers. It's the fourth cancer application approved by the Food and Drug Administration for Gemzar, the drug maker's second best-selling drug.
July 11, 2006 - "National Library of Medicine", Washington, DC
Stem cells help ovarian tumors persist
Primitive cells that resemble stem cells may help some ovarian cancer tumors linger and recur in the body, but it may be possible to subdue them, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. The findings build on other studies that show leukemia, breast, brain and other tumors have so-called side population cells that resemble the healthy stem cells found elsewhere in the body. "Cancer stem cells, like somatic stem cells, are thought to be capable of unlimited self-renewal and proliferation," Dr. Patricia Donahoe of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and colleagues wrote in their report, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
July 11, 2006 - "The Daily Sentinel ", Grand Junction, CO
Studies Highlight Strategies to Reduce Ovarian, Breast Cancer Risk
New research confirms that removing the ovaries can drastically reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in women who have certain genetic mutations. And all women can cut their risk of breast cancer by losing weight after menopause.
July 10, 2006 - "Contra Costa Times", San Francisco, CA
Team works on ovarian cancer test
By the time most victims of ovarian cancer are diagnosed, the prognosis is bleak with only about a fourth of patients surviving for more than five years. A team at UC Davis hopes to drastically improve those odds by developing a better diagnostic test. "This is a disease that really needs early detection," said analytical chemist Carlito Lebrilla of UC Davis. "There is no method right now for early diagnosis."
July 09, 2006 - "Net India", India
Painkiller ingredient may lower ovarian cancer risk
Regular intake of acetaminophen, found in several painkillers, may cut ovarian cancer risk in women, but scientists add that the findings need to be confirmed. Women who regularly use acetaminophen may be 30 percent less likely to develop ovarian cancer than those who use the drug rarely or not at all, found Greek researcher Stefanos Bonovas along with his colleagues, reported online edition of health magazine WebMD.
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July 03, 2006 - "Herald-Dispatch", Huntington, WV
Doctor advises yearly exams for women
Going to the gynecologist is not something women think about every day. But getting the most out of your exam is something all women should think about according to Dr. David Jude, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Edward's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 01, 2006 - "Medical News Today", UK
Researchers Find Molecular "brake"' To Cell Death
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have significantly refined the scientific understanding of how a cell begins the process of self-destruction - an advance they say may help in the design of more targeted cancer therapies.
July 01, 2006 - "The Bryan-College Station Eagle", Buffalo, NY
Medical Edge: Surgery reduces bulk of ovarian cancer
Dear Mayo Clinic: I am a 49-year-old woman with ovarian cancer that has spread to the liver. I have confidence in my local doctors - they've given me chemotherapy and my maximum dose of radiation - but I'm concerned about their possibly limited resources in the rural area where I live. Are there new treatment options I might be missing?
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