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Study reveals oral contraceptive pills help protect against ovarian and en
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that the use of oral contraceptive helps in protecting against endometrial and ovarian cancer, with the effect remaining for several decades even after discontinuing its use.
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Screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost effective: Stud
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 21 (ANI): According to a study published in JAMA Network Open, the population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35.
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Study suggests screening younger women for hereditary cancers may be cost
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): Population-wide screening for genetic variants linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective in women between the ages of 20 and 35, according to a study.
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60 per cent of cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Indiana [US], October 23 (ANI): Scientists estimate that nearly 60 per cent of all cancer patients do not respond effectively to chemotherapy treatments. Even worse - many of those same patients experience toxic and sometimes deadly side effects.
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Study focuses on new treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed wit
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 30 (ANI): A new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer has been found by a team of researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC).
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New treatment possibilities for young women diagnosed with rare form of ov
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 27 (ANI): A recent finding by researchers at the BC Cancer Research Institute and the University of British Columbia (UBC) may offer a new treatment possibility for people diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer.
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Researchers explore connections between ovarian cancer and blood cells
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 16 (ANI): A team of researchers have collaborated to focus and attain a better understanding of the interaction among ovarian cancer tumours, blood vessels, and platelets.
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Study fouses on exploring connections between ovarian cancer and blood cel
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 15 (ANI): A team of researchers collaborated to gain a better understanding of the interaction among ovarian cancer tumours, blood vessels and platelets. They found that tumours break the blood vessel barriers so that they can communicate with the blood cells, s
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Paras Hospital becomes first in Gurugram to perform PIPAC for advanced abd
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 12 (ANI): Paras Hospital in Gurugram became first in the city to perform Pressurised Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) on a patient who had run out of options after her ovarian cancer recurred for the third time.
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Drug with new approach on impeding DNA repair shows promising results: Stu
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Boston [USA], June 21 (ANI): Patients with high-grade serious ovarian cancer (HGSOC) who were treated with the drug, berzosertib, and chemotherapy lived substantially longer before their disease began to worsen than did those treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a recent study.
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Breastfeeding lowers risk of ovarian cancer: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Montreal [Canada], June 20 (ANI): Better management of patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) can be enabled with the new test developed by the researchers of CHU Sainte-Justine in Montreal.
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Drug with new approach on impeding DNA repair shows promise in first clini
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Boston [USA], June 16 (ANI): In its first randomised clinical trial, investigators report a drug that targets a protein needed by cancer cells to maintain their dogged growth and division has shown considerable promise in combination with chemotherapy in patients with a common form of ovaria
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