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Study finds ovarian cancer therapy boosted by drug that slows disease's ad
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], February 4 (ANI): A recent study has found that a drug that is currently used to treat skin and lung cancer has been found to slow the progression of a form of ovarian cancer and increase the number of patients who respond to treatment.
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Study reveals bilateral oophorectomy may increase a woman's risk for demen
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new research has found that removing the ovaries in a woman may cause an increased risk of dementia with bilateral oophorectomy.
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Tennis legend Chris Evert reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 15 (ANI): The winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam doubles titles, Chris Evert, has been diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer, the tennis legend revealed on Friday.
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Research explains how ovarian cancer begins in high-risk women
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], January 2 (ANI): During a recent study, a team of researchers found the origin of common ovarian cancer, allowing them to characterize how a genetic mutation puts women at high risk for this cancer.
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Study finds how ovarian cancer starts in high-risk women
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Los Angeles [US], December 29 (ANI): A team of scientists have found the origin of common ovarian cancer, allowing them to characterize how a genetic mutation puts women at high risk for this cancer.
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Potential therapeutic target identified for ovarian cancer
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Alabama [US], August 6 (ANI): The findings of a new study done by the University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers reveal that a gene called DOT1L appears to play a role in the progression and severity of ovarian cancer. It also found that inhibitors of the DOT1L enzyme may offer a new th
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Promising ovarian cancer treatment proves both effective, efficient
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], June 13 (ANI): Preclinical trials of a new radiopharmaceutical to treat ovarian cancer have produced successful results, dramatically limiting tumour growth and decreasing tumour mass. Designed specifically for ovarian cancers that are resistant to traditional therapies, the
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Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce deaths during study
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], May 14 (ANI): A large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer, led by UCL researchers, did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease, despite one of the screening methods tested detecting cancers earlier.
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Study sheds light on how women make choices about surgery to prevent ovari
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], February 11 (ANI): A study by researchers at Queen Mary University in London has investigated how women who are at high risk of ovarian cancer make choices about possible preventive surgery.
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Study suggests ovarian cancer cells adapt to their surroundings to aid tum
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Researchers have shared a detailed description of how ovarian cancer cells adapt to survive and proliferate in the peritoneal cavity, in a recent study published in Frontiers in Oncology.
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Ovarian cancer cells adapt to their surroundings to aid tumour growth: Stu
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): A detailed description of how ovarian cancer cells adapt to survive and proliferate in the peritoneal cavity has been published in Frontiers in Oncology.
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Link between driver of ovarian cancer, metabolism opens up new therapeutic
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 12 (ANI): Mutations that inactivate the ARID1A gene in ovarian cancer increase utilisation of the glutamine amino acid making cancer cells dependent on glutamine metabolism, according to a study by The Wistar Institute published online in Nature Cancer.
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