Research headed by Nagoya University in Japan discovered three previously unknown membrane proteins in ovarian cancer. The scientists captured the proteins using a novel technique comprised of nanowires with a polyketone coating, providing a new detection tool for ovarian cancer.
Study discovered four new areas of the human genome that contain genetic variations or mutations that enhance women's chance of getting epithelial ovarian cancer, the most frequent kind of ovarian cancer.
New Delhi [India], Oct. 16 (ANI): A tumor weighing over three kilograms and measuring 28cms by 27 cms, was successfully removed from inside the ovary of a 22-year old woman over the weekend.