Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/ovarian_cancer/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241378.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241378.phpMan may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Even fasting on its own effectively treated a majority of cancers tested in animals, including cancers from human cells...Breast Cancer Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241340.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241340.phpIn a study conducted by researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues from 11 other institutions in the Unites States and the United Kingdom, genes that are known to be involved in inflammation were found to be related to risk of ovarian cancer. Their study appeared in a recent issue of Cancer Research, published by the American Association for Cancer Research...Ovarian Cancer Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241246.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241246.php 1...Diabetes Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240772.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240772.phpOvarian cancer is a major cause of death worldwide. Approximately 25,000 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year and 15,000 women will die from it in the United States alone. The novel anti-cancer drug diindolylmethane (DIM) has been shown in laboratory to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer cells...Ovarian Cancer Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240340.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240340.phpThe use of symptom indices to identify patients with symptoms associated with ovarian cancer who may need further screening is increasing in both the UK and the US in an attempt to promote earlier diagnosis, but they may need to be reassessed in order to help better detect cancer, according to a study published January 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...Ovarian Cancer Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240330.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240330.phpOHSU Knight Cancer Institute study results suggest that more patients than initially thought could potentially be treated with a new class of drugs, PARP inhibitors A constellation of defective proteins suspected in causing a malfunction in the body's ability to repair its own DNA could be the link scientists need to prove a new class of drugs will be effective in treating a...Ovarian Cancer Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240321.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240321.phpA study published January 13 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that in the UK and the U.S., symptom indices used to identify individuals with symptoms connected with ovarian cancer who may need additional screening is on the rise, however, in order to help better detect cancer they may need to be reevaluated...Ovarian Cancer Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239931.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239931.phpThe lives of hundreds of women could be saved every year, thanks to a simple online calculator that could help GPs identify women most at risk of having ovarian cancer at a much earlier stage. Academics from The University of Nottingham and ClinRisk Ltd have developed a new QCancer algorithm using the UK QResearch database...Ovarian Cancer Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239841.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239841.phpTargeted drugs, which block or disrupt particular molecules involved in the growth of tumors, have been shown to be effective treatments against many types of cancer. A new phase 3 clinical trial conducted by the Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) showed that a targeted therapy called bevacizumab (Avastin) effectively delayed the progression of advanced ovarian cancer...Ovarian Cancer Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239749.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239749.phpTreating ovarian cancer with the drug bevacizumab ("Avastin") delays the disease and may also improve survival, show the results of an international clinical trial co-led by Drs. Amit Oza of the Princess Margaret Cancer Program, University Health Network and Timothy Perren, St James's Institute of Oncology, Leeds, UK...Ovarian Cancer Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239705.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239705.php Roche announced today that its product known as Avastin (bevacizumab) has been approved by the European Union for treatment of ovarian cancer. When used in combination with standard chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel) it will be part of a front-line (first-line following surgery) regime. Hal Barron M.D...Ovarian Cancer Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239649.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239649.phpAccording to a novel phase II randomized study published Online First in The Lancet Oncology, a new anti-VEGF drug aflibercept that obstructs the action of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) can prevent malignant ascites (excessive fluid in the abdomen that contains cancer cells), a prevalent and painful complication of advanced ovarian cancer from developing...Ovarian Cancer Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239376.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239376.phpThe cancer-causing potential of fetal exposure to carcinogens can vary substantially, a recent study suggests, causing different types of problems much later in life depending on the stage of pregnancy when the fetus is exposed. The research sheds further light on the way in which toxic damage early in life can later manifest themselves as cancer, due to "epigenetic" changes in cells...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239412.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239412.phpScientists may have a way to double the efficacy and reduce the side effects of radiation therapy. Georgia Health Sciences University scientists have devised a way to reduce lung cancer cells' ability to repair the lethal double-strand DNA breaks caused by radiation therapy. "Radiation is a great therapy - the problem is the side effects," said Dr. William S...Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239221.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239221.phpResearchers at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and the University of Georgia (UGA) have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces tumors in a mouse model that mimics 90 percent of human breast and pancreatic cancer cases - including those that are resistant to common treatments...Breast Cancer Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239227.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239227.phpGynaecological cancer survival rates have improved in Eastern England following the reorganisation of services and multidisciplinary team working finds a new study published in the gynaecological oncology themed issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology...Ovarian Cancer Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239086.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239086.phpResearchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces tumors in a mouse model that mimics 90 percent of human breast and pancreatic cancer cases - including those that are resistant to common treatments...Breast Cancer Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239072.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239072.phpWomen who inherit the cancer genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 from their paternal lineage may get a diagnosis a decade earlier than those women who carry the cancer genes from their mother and her ancestors, according to a new study by researchers at the North Shore-LIJ Health System's Monter Cancer Center in Lake Success, NY. The findings were reported at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium...Breast Cancer Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238867.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238867.phpOvarian cancer is a major health concern for women and the identification of sensitive biomarkers for early detection and/or monitoring of disease recurrence is of high clinical relevance. New work published in the online journal PLoS ONE reports promising advances toward the development of blood-based DNA markers for ovarian cancer. The researchers, led by Peter W...Ovarian Cancer Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238900.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238900.php Women who have children have lower risks of breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer compared childless (nulliparous) women, so researchers have suggested the possibility of giving them the pill to regulate their menstrual cycles and statistically improve their health, rather than for contraceptive reasons...Women's Health / Gynecology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238856.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/238856.phpTwo drugs never used together before in treating ovarian cancer killed 70% of cells already resistant to commonly used chemotherapy compounds, concludes a new study published online recently in Gynecologic Oncology...Ovarian Cancer Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238676.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238676.phpYale Cancer Center researchers have shown that a tiny genetic variation predicts chances of survival and response to treatment for patients with ovarian cancer. The findings, published in the journal Oncogene, provide new insights into the biology of a new class of cancer marker and suggest a genetic test may help guide the treatment of women with ovarian cancer...Ovarian Cancer Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238090.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/238090.phpA new study from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center reveals that PEA-15, a protein previously shown to slow ovarian tumor growth and metastasis, can alternatively enhance tumor formation in kidney cells carrying a mutation in a cancer-promoting gene called H-Ras...Cancer / Oncology Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237845.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237845.phpTumors can grow for 10 years or longer before currently available blood tests will detect them, a new mathematical model developed by Stanford University School of Medicine scientists indicates. The analysis, which was restricted to ovarian tumors but is broadly applicable across all solid tumor types, was published online in Science Translational Medicine...Ovarian Cancer Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237863.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/237863.phpA potential breakthrough in treating late-stage ovarian cancer has come from University of Guelph researchers who have discovered a peptide that shrinks advanced tumours and improves survival rates for this deadly but often undetected disease...Ovarian Cancer