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Fight "Whispering Disease" at concert tonight 24 Nov 2005
...choirs. That vision helped launch Light One Candle - an ovarian cancer musical fundraiser that raised nearly $9,000 in its first year. ...
- Victoria News,
RTI International researcher among six honored with North Carolina ... 24 Nov 2005
Taxol was approved in 1992 for the treatment of ovarian cancer and subsequently was approved for treatment of several other types of malignancies, including ...
- Carolina Newswire (press release),
Garlic, Turmeric and Others Have Known Health Benefits 24 Nov 2005
...spices. "Oregano also may be beneficial against several cancers, including breast cancer and ovarian cancer," Gernand said. Sage. ...
- ABC News
Jackie on a cycling mission to celebrate 24 Nov 2005
..."The charity aims to provide more women scientists and doctors to look after fertility interests, breast cancer and ovarian cancer. ...
- ic Huddersfield.co.uk,
Rell's Cancer Diagnosis Doesn't Scare State's Voters 24 Nov 2005
Connecticut lost its first female governor to ovarian cancer 25 years ago, when Ella T. Grasso resigned her office and died soon afterward. ...
- TheDay (subscription),
Emotional Loch Raven ousted from playoffs by Overlea 24 Nov 2005
After upsets of county powers Eastern Tech, Randallstown and Hereford, Loch Raven Coach Mark Lehman - whose wife, Phyllis, died of ovarian cancer Oct. ...
- Maryland Northeast Reporter,
Jean Clark, longtime owner of Minuteman Press, dies 24 Nov 2005
She was diagnosed in May with ovarian cancer that spread to her stomach and then other organs, Kevin Clark said. "This was actually very quick," the son said. ...
- Barre Montpelier Times Argus,
Scripps has until Dec. 20 to decide next move 24 Nov 2005
County. Scripps is known for its research work on leukemia, ovarian cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease, Alzheimer's disease and AIDS. Information ...
- Orlando Sentinel,
Physical Activity May Protect Against Ovarian Cancer Nov 17, 2005
NEW YORK NOV 16, 2005 (Reuters Health) - Occupational and recreational physical activity may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, results of a study published in ...
- Cancerpage.com,
Glucose-Sensitive PET Points to Ovarian Cancer Response Nov 18, 2005
...emission tomography (FDG-PET) appears to be useful in predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, according to ...
- Cancerpage.com,
Ovarian cancer often caught too late because symptoms are vague Nov 17, 2005
Ten years later, she was back on the operating room table, this time having a hysterectomy because of ovarian cancer. At a time ...
- Altoona Mirror,
Ginkgo may ward off ovarian cancer Nov 10, 2005
Studies conducted in women and in the laboratory strongly suggest that the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba may help lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer ...
- Reuters.uk,
Ovarian cancer research results from PLCO cancer screening trial ... Nov 8, 2005
The Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, or PLCO, is a large-scale clinical trial to determine whether certain cancer screening tests ...
- Food Consumer,
OHSU Studies New Drug for Ovarian Cancer Patients Nov 8, 2005
PORTLAND - A new targeted, "silver bullet" drug is being given to women with ovarian cancer to improve their survival as part of a new study by an Oregon ...
- Bend.com,
Gene expression profile helps predict chemotherapy response in ... Nov 12, 2005
A newly identified gene expression profile could help predict how patients with advanced ovarian cancer will respond to chemotherapy treatment. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
Intraperitoneal Hycamtin® Consolidation Therapy Promising for ... Nov 10, 2005
Researchers from the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have reported that patients with advanced ovarian cancer who received intraperitoneal Hycamtin ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Norfolk deputy is hopeful she'll beat ovarian cancer Nov 15, 2005
..."He came in and said ‘We found out. It's not good news. You have stage 4 ovarian cancer that has metastasized in your liver,’� she said. ...
- WVEC.com (subscription),
Sorafenib Shows Benefits in Combination with Gemcitabine in ... Nov 22, 2005
...phase 2 study is evaluating the efficacy and toxicity associated with the use of sorafenib plus gemcitabine in patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer ...
- DG News
Ovarian Cancer Screening Methods Inaccurate Nov 7, 2005
7 (HealthDay News) -- Two methods used to screen women for suspected ovarian cancer may identify too many false-positive test results to be useful, researchers ...
- Forbes
Early signs of ovarian cancer found: study Oct 28, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Symptoms associated with ovarian cancer, especially abdominal bloating and pain, often start several months prior to diagnosis, a ...
- Reuters.uk,
Turned-off genes linked to ovarian cancer Oct 25, 2005
LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Two genes that are turned off in ovarian cancer cells could provide an early test for the illness known as the silent killer ...
- Reuters AlertNet,
Turned-off genes linked to ovarian cancer Oct 25, 2005
LONDON - Two genes that are turned off in ovarian cancer cells could provide an early test for the illness known as the silent killer, Austrian scientists said ...
- Newsweek
Clinical Data on Thalidomide Reported in Recurrent Epithelial ... Nov 3, 2005
...topotecan being studied in a Phase II Clinical study for the treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer in patients who had received prior treatments. ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Ginkgo Biloba, ginkgolides may help prevent ovarian cancer Nov 1, 2005
...new laboratory and epidemiological evidence that demonstrates, for the first time, that ginkgo biloba appears to lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer. ...
- Food Consumer,
Ovarian Cancer Screening Using Ultrasound and CA125 Finds both ... Nov 7, 2005
...methods such as transvaginal ultrasound (TVU) and testing for a protein biomarker called CA-125, alone or in combination, can detect ovarian cancer but can ...
- WebWire (press release),
Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Advanced Ovarian Cancer Nov 4, 2005
Patients with advanced ovarian cancer who had the chemotherapy drug topotecan administered directly into their abdominal cavity survived for a median of three ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Gingko biloba may reduce ovarian cancer risk Nov 2, 2005
By Dominique Patton. 02/11/2005 - The herbal gingko biloba may lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer, US researchers say. A ...
- Food Production,
Ovarian cancer Oct 25, 2005
Ovarian cancer is fairly uncommon, yet it is the 5th leading cause of cancer death in women and the leading cause of death from gynecologic malignancies. ...
- drkoop.com
Lack of Gene Expression Associated with Ovarian Cancer Oct 24, 2005
The expression of two specific genes is almost completely downregulated in ovarian cancer tumours. An extensive analysis of gene ...
- I-Newswire.com (press release)
Thalidomide for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Has Benefits but Does Not ... Nov 3, 2005
According to study results presented at the 2005 annual Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium in New York, patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who are treated ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Gene Expression Profile Helps Predict Chemotherapy Response in ... Nov 4, 2005
BOSTON, MA -- November 4, 2005 -- A newly identified gene expression profile could help predict how patients with advanced ovarian cancer will respond to ...
- DG News
Earlier Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Possible with Pelvic Imaging ... Oct 28, 2005
NEW YORK OCT 28, 2005 (Reuters Health) - Symptoms associated with ovarian cancer often start several months prior to diagnosis, a study shows, suggesting that ...
- Cancerpage.com,
Women Are Ignoring Ovarian Cancer Oct 27, 2005
...“Ovarian cancer is one that is not as well publicized and I don’t think women understand risks for that,� says Oncology Nurse Susan Nemetz. ...
- WNEG,
Weekly Topotecan Effective for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Nov 7, 2005
Symposium held in New York, suggest that weekly treatment with the chemotherapy drug topotecan is effective for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Genes Profile Aims to Predict Likely Benefit From Ovarian Cancer ... Nov 4, 2005
4 - Comparing tumor tissue samples taken at the time of diagnosis of ovarian cancer against a gene expression profile may help to predict which patients may ...
- MedPage Today,
Genentech/Roche's Avastin will be Primary Driver of Ovarian Cancer ... Oct 25, 2005
...and health care issues, finds that Genentech/Roche's Avastin (bevacizumab) will be the primary driver of the market to treat ovarian cancer if data from the ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Study: Thalidomide Could Help Treat Ovarian Cancer Nov 3, 2005
...(WCCO) University of Minnesota researchers believe a drug blamed for causing thousands of birth defects could help treat women with recurrent ovarian cancer. ...
- WCCO,
Lori Anderson Designs Partners with the National Ovarian Cancer ... Oct 31, 2005
.../UCWE/ - Lori Anderson Designs has partnered with the Central Maryland Division of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition to offer special fund-raising ...
- UCW Entertainment Newswire
New Combo Treatment for Ovarian Cancer Nov 3, 2005
Results from the study reveal a partial or complete remission rate of 52 percent in women with recurrent ovarian cancer, compared to a more typical response ...
- Ivanhoe,
Ovarian Cancer: Know the Early Symptoms Nov 4, 2005
Newswise — Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women. ... Your risk of ovarian cancer increases with age, peaking in your early 70s. ...
- Newswise (press release)
Gene expression linked with ovarian cancer Oct 24, 2005
The expression of two genes has been found almost completely downregulated in ovarian cancer tumors, providing a possible early diagnostic marker for the ...
- Betterhumans,
Balancing Benefits with Safety in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Oct 23, 2005
In advanced ovarian cancer, between 55% and 75% of women whose cancer responds to first-line therapy will relapse within two years. ...
- PR Newswire UK (press release),
Weekly Administration of Topotecan Effective for Recurrent Ovarian ... Nov 7, 2005
...updated results from a phase II trial indicating that weekly administration of topotecan is effective for the treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Symptoms of Early Ovarian Cancer Not Adequately Screened Oct 31, 2005
According to a recent publication in the journal Cancer, many women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer were aware of symptoms of the disease between 3 years ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Ovarian Cancer Presents ‘Target Symptoms’ Six Months Before ... Oct 28, 2005
A new study says that symptoms associated with ovarian cancer start much earlier before the diagnosis is made and being alert to these symptoms could make a ...
- MedIndia,
Know The Warning Signs Of Ovarian Cancer Oct 27, 2005
A subsequent CAT scan and surgery showed Gromley had ovarian cancer. She was successfully treated with chemotherapy and now appears to be cancer free. ...
- 13WHAM-TV,
Decision for life Nov 20, 2005
Wanda Smith first learned she might be at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer at an uncle's funeral in February. The 61-year ...
- Roanoke Times,
Epithelial ovarian cancer, Topotecan plus Thalidomide more ... Nov 5, 2005
Topotecan being studied in a Phase II clinical study for the treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer in patients who had received prior treatments. ...
- Xagena.it,
Early Test For Ovarian Cancer? Oct 25, 2005
Researchers in Austria have discovered an activity in some ovarian cancer genes that could lead to a test for early diagnosis. The ...
- 7Online.com,
Researchers discover ovarian tumor differences Nov 18, 2005
...tumors classified as serous borderline or low malignant potential (LMP) are not early precursors in the development of aggressive ovarian cancer, but may ...
- myDNA.com,
Feeding, clothing, and sheltering (2) Nov 23, 2005
Oral contraceptives lighten the flow of your period and can reduce the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), ovarian cancer, benign ovarian cysts ...
- News Today Online,
FDA partially rejects American Longevity's health claims for ... Nov 9, 2005
...of cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, and pancreatic ...
- Food Consumer,
CuraGen and TopoTarget Announce Updated PXD101 Phase I Results ... Nov 18, 2005
We anticipate reporting preliminary Phase II results for our multiple myeloma trial by mid-2006, and Phase Ib colorectal and ovarian cancer results by the end ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Miss USA(R) 2006 Competition Returns to Baltimore, Maryland for a ... Nov 22, 2005
North Carolina native Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005, travels the nation as an advocate for breast and ovarian cancer education, research, and legislation. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
A personal voyage into the strange new world of genetic testing Nov 13, 2005
...last year, when -- as a completely healthy 46-year-old -- I learned I had a genetic mutation that gave me very high odds of developing breast and ovarian cancer ...
- San Francisco Chronicle,
Oregon Health & Science University Studies New Drug For Ovarian ... Nov 9, 2005
PORTLAND, Oregon - A new targeted, "silver bullet" drug is being given to women with ovarian cancer to improve their survival as part of a new study by an ...
- MedfordNews.com,
Hospitals to miss Scots targets for cancer care Nov 22, 2005
...other treatments. But forecasts suggest they will fail to hit the targets for suspected breast, lung, bowel and ovarian cancer. The ...
- Scotsman,
Genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancers Nov 18, 2005
...to American Cancer Society, the women with these mutations have up to an 80% lifetime risk of breast cancer and up to 40% lifetime risk of ovarian cancer. ...
- Fortnightly Tenerife News,
Women under 35 at risk for little-known type of cervical cancer Nov 22, 2005
These figures are small when compared to the number of women who got ovarian cancer (22,220) uterine cancer (40,880) or breast cancer (211,240). ...
- Virginian Pilot,
WPHC Cancer Center Free Lecture Nov 21, 2005
White Plains Hospital Center’s Dickstein Cancer Treatment Center is presenting FREE lecture, “Are You at Risk for Breast or Ovarian Cancer?� on Wednesday ...
- Westchester.com,
Fossil fuels - the new 'asbestos' Nov 22, 2005
Medicine, September 9, 2004); acute heart attacks (New England Journal of Medicine, October 20, 2004); and an association between ovarian cancer and exposure ...
- On Line opinion,
Tanox adds cancer researcher to board Nov 21, 2005
In 1983, Bast first reported the CA-125 blood test that is now used worldwide to monitor patients with ovarian cancer and is currently being evaluated in ...
- Houston Business Journal,
St. Clair: Spit please Nov 22, 2005
...the technology advances, more sophisticated tests will be able find out if you are at risk for things such as breast and ovarian cancer, diabetes, Alzeimer's ...
- Georgetown Record,
HEALTH BRIEFS Nov 21, 2005
Three hours a week -- that's how much exercise it takes to cut ovarian cancer risk, say researchers at the Public Health Agency of Canada in Ontario. ...
- Fort Worth Star Telegram,
PharmaMar Presents Pharmacogenomic Data on Yondelis(R) at CTOS Nov 22, 2005
Pharmaceutical Research & Development) in Phase III clinical trials; it is also designated Orphan Drug for Soft Tissue Sarcomas and for ovarian cancer by the ...
- APA OTS (Pressemitteilung),
Study detects early signs of ovarian cancer Oct 28, 2005
NEW YORK - Symptoms associated with ovarian cancer, especially abdominal bloating and pain, often start several months prior to diagnosis, a study shows ...
- MSNBC
Turned-off genes linked to ovarian cancer Oct 25, 2005
LONDON (Reuters) - Two genes that are turned off in ovarian cancer cells could provide an early test for the illness known as the silent killer, Austrian ...
- Reuters
Lack of gene expression associated with ovarian cancer Nov 1, 2005
Vienna.– The expression of two specific genes is almost completely downregulated in ovarian cancer tumors. An extensive analysis ...
- Dominican Today,
Clinical Data on Thalidomide Reported in Recurrent Epithelial ... Nov 3, 2005
...topotecan being studied in a phase 2 Clinical study for the treatment of recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer in patients who had received prior treatments. ...
- DG News
Learning early ovarian cancer symptoms Nov 4, 2005
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women. ... Your risk of ovarian cancer increases with age, peaking in your early 70s. ...
- myDNA.com,
Ginkgo Latest Weapon In Fight Against Ovarian Cancer Nov 1, 2005
Bin Ye and Daniel Cramer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discover ginkgo biloba's role in lowering the risk of developing ovarian cancer. ...
- All Headline News
Balancing Benefits with Safety in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Oct 24, 2005
In advanced ovarian cancer, between 55% and 75% of women whose cancer responds to first-line therapy will relapse within two years. ...
- Biotech Intelligence (press release),
Updated Clinical Studies Continue to Show Promise of OXiGENE's ... Nov 15, 2005
The data indicate a 67 per cent response rate among a sub-population of evaluable patients with advanced, inoperable ovarian cancer who were treated with a ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
ViRexx Announces Postive Interim Results for Occlusin'TM' 50 ... Nov 16, 2005
...our ability to advance a broad pipeline of therapies which also includes OvaRex(R) MAb, our late-stage Phase III product for the treatment of ovarian cancer.". ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
Cancer Weapon Nov 9, 2005
A new targeted, "silver bullet" drug is being given to women with ovarian cancer to improve their survival as part of a new study by an Oregon Health & Science ...
- KVAL,
Limited anti-cancer claims for tomato-based products Nov 11, 2005
Ovarian cancer: "One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce 2 times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that ...
- myDNA.com,
US Rep. Hall's resolution Nov 11, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives voted unanimously in support of US Rep. Ralph Hall's resolution to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. ...
- Sherman Denison Herald Democrat,
Hope that herb may lower cancer risk Nov 10, 2005
Studies conducted on women and in the laboratory strongly suggest that the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba may help lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer ...
- The Mercury (subscription),
Sonography More Accurate than Pelvic Examination for Ovarian Exam Nov 11, 2005
...transvaginal sonography (TVS) is significantly more accurate in defining the dimensions of ovaries (an important identifier of ovarian cancer) than pelvic ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
The silent killer Oct 28, 2005
But when it comes to ovarian cancer, most people will say they know someone who’s died of it. It’sa reflection of the sad fact ...
- Times Online,
'Tis the Season for Giving Nov 17, 2005
...sales of the Breast Cancer Awareness collection go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and 15% of the net proceeds of the Ovarian Cancer Awareness collection go ...
- Multichannel Merchant,
FDA Allows Only Qualified Health Claims for Lycopene Nov 14, 2005
One study suggests that consumption of tomato sauce two times per week may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer; while this same study shows that consumption of ...
- Natural Products Industry Insider,
Calabasas mother trying again to outrace cancer Nov 11, 2005
But Kelli is one of the best advocates for ovarian-cancer awareness that I've ever met," said Tony Braswell, administrator of the Women's Cancer Research ...
- Los Angeles Daily News,
Support group beading to beat cancer Nov 3, 2005
When given the diagnosis of cancer, especially ovarian cancer, one's life changes forever. Fear, uncertainty, and all of the "what ...
- Pioneer Press Online,
Locals run in NYC Marathon Four friends among tens of thousands of ... Nov 10, 2005
...a quartet of friends from northwest Vermont who were running both for the experience and to raise money for the Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry. ...
- Franklin County Courier,
Gene Expression Profile Helps Predict Chemotherapy Response Nov 3, 2005
Newswise — A newly identified gene expression profile could help predict how patients with advanced ovarian cancer will respond to chemotherapy treatment. ...
- Newswise (press release)
Phase I Study of High Dose Weekly ABRAXANE Published in Journal of ... Nov 1, 2005
Interestingly, in our study, all three patients with ovarian cancer, each of whom had previously received Taxol, had objective responses to ABRAXANE. ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Researchers Report That Phenoxodiol is Producing Significant Anti ... Oct 24, 2005
Yale University's School of Medicine have reported updated results from two clinical studies they are conducting in women with late-stage ovarian cancer and in ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Tomato, lycopene items can't tout cancer benefits, FDA rules Nov 10, 2005
Based on these studies, FDA concludes it is unlikely tomatoes reduce the risk of gastric cancer.". • Ovarian cancer: "One study suggests that consumption of ...
- AZ Central.com,
Jersey cancer centers grow with patients' needs Nov 14, 2005
Earlier this month, Hackensack University Medical Center began an ovarian cancer program. Called the Maureen Fund, the program is ...
- Newark Star Ledger,
Scan may predict likelihood of ovarian cancer survival 03 Oct 2005
...results of a study that showed a correlation between improvement on serial positron emission tomography scans and survival of ovarian cancer patients treated ...
- St. Petersburg Times
Family history may be the most effective measure for cancer risk 03 Oct 2005
One in five women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer who seek mammography have a family history of cancer that suggests they may harbor known cancer ...
- Xagena.it
CAMPUS BRIEFS: CatWalk now open to community 03 Oct 2005
This fundraiser helps raise cash to benefit ovarian cancer research in memory of UA men's basketball head coach Lute Olson's wife, Bobbi Olson, who died of ...
- Arizona Daily Wildcat
A rose for Pat 03 Oct 2005
...nodes and reproductive organs. Ovarian cancer has few symptoms and usually spreads long before detection. According to the American ...
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
Thousands walk in Yorktown to fight cancer 03 Oct 2005
...mile walk and fundraiser was sponsored by Yorktown Heights-based Support Connection, which offers services for people with breast and ovarian cancer and, like ...
- The Journal News.com
Walking for a Cure Relay draws local cancer fighters 03 Oct 2005
...commemorating Alice "Midge" Semore, who died in 2003, hangs outside a booth erected by her family to help educate visitors about the dangers of ovarian cancer. ...
- Daily Democrat
Myriad Genetics Discovers COB1 Gene for Early-Onset Obesity 03 Oct 2005
...to advance traditional positional cloning, the technique used in the 1990s to discover genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 for breast cancer and ovarian cancer. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Among heiresses, we'll take a Prentice over a Paris anytime 03 Oct 2005
Research discoveries at Prentice are improving the health of women -- with the Ovarian Cancer Early Detection program and the Maternal Outcome Research Program ...
- Chicago Sun-Times
Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Sep 30, 2005
A gene called Rsf-1 that may predict aggressive ovarian cancer has been identified by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers. ...
- KLAS-TV
Woman sentenced to two years for cancer scheme Sep 30, 2005
...illness, according to a criminal complaint. Brehm had claimed to have ovarian cancer and then bone cancer. Brehm also was sentenced to ...
- Janesville Gazette
Letter; Ovarian cancer prevention Sep 29, 2005
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and one of the best ways for early detection is through education and awareness. Approximately ...
- Reading Advocate
New Blood Test Scrutinized in Large Ovarian Cancer Trial Sep 30, 2005
...has launched a large clinical trial to investigate the value of new proteomic technology in earlier more reliable detection of ovarian cancer that returns ...
- Cancerpage.com
Ovarian cancer: A silent killer Sep 28, 2005
Have you heard a public service announcement about an ovarian cancer support group, or seen advertisements for a rally to raise cash to find a cure for the ...
- Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
Questionnaire identifies high risk breast or ovarian cancer women ... Sep 26, 2005
...and update their family medical histories could help identify women who have inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast or ovarian cancer. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Genentech Halts Trial Testing Avastin in Ovarian Cancer Patients ... Sep 27, 2005
Genentech on Friday announced it has stopped enrollment in a Phase II clinical trial testing the colon cancer drug Avastin among ovarian cancer patients after ...
- Kaiser network.org
Promising Ovarian Cancer Drug Study Halted Sep 26, 2005
Genentech, a leading biotechnology company, announced that it was discontinuing its Phase II study of Avastin in ovarian cancer patients because a significant ...
- Newsinferno.com
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Kick Off Sep 27, 2005
There was a special event in the capital to raise awareness to mark National Ovarian Cancer Month. Ovarian Cancer Canada's Jacqui ...
- 580 CFRA Radio
Intestinal Perforations Compromise Genentech?s Ovarian Cancer ... Sep 25, 2005
An unacceptable number of serious side-effects curtailed a recent study of Avastin treatment in ovarian cancer. Genentech has discontinued ...
- Daily News Central
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Coin Purse Sep 28, 2005
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and even though the month is almost over, there is still a way you can support women's health and be fashionable ...
- KFMB
Subtle Signs of Ovarian Cancer Can Combine To Become Serious ... Sep 27, 2005
Ovarian cancer is the second-most common gynecological cancer in women, but it is the most deadly of cancers. Much like pancreatic ...
- eMaxHealth.com
Genentech halts Avastin ovarian cancer trial Sep 23, 2005
...(DNA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) halted a mid-stage test to determine if its colon cancer drug Avastin could treat ovarian cancer after 11 percent of patients ...
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Genentech halts Avastin ovarian cancer trial Sep 23, 2005
N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it has halted a mid-stage test to determine if its colon cancer drug Avastin could treat ovarian cancer, after 11 ...
- Reuters
Genentech halts Avastin ovarian cancer trial Sep 23, 2005
...on Friday said it has halted a mid-stage test to determine if its colon cancer drug Avastin could treat ovarian cancer, after 11 percent of patients developed ...
- Reuters AlertNet
Familial Breast Cancer Doesn't Always Boost Ovarian Cancer Risk Sep 20, 2005
...with a strong family history of breast cancer but no evidence of breast cancer gene mutations aren't at any increased risk of ovarian cancer, according to a ...
- ABC News
Gene Linked to Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Sep 19, 2005
News) -- Researchers have discovered that overproduction of a gene called Rsf-1 may play a crucial role in the development of ovarian cancer, and might explain ...
- Forbes
Breast-Ovarian Cancer Link Weaker Than Thought Sep 20, 2005
...with a strong family history of breast cancer but who don’t carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations are not at a higher risk of ovarian cancer ...
- FOX News
Most breast cancers not linked to ovarian cancer Sep 23, 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - BRCA mutation-related breast cancers are known to greatly increase the risk of ovarian cancer, but new research indicates this ...
- Reuters
Roche says still on track with Avastin despite ovarian cancer ... Sep 23, 2005
...news that US unit and partner Genentech Inc suspended patient enrollment in a phase II trial on the drug with heavily pre-treated ovarian cancer patients, a ...
- Forbes
Genentech halts Avastin ovarian cancer trial Sep 23, 2005
...halted a mid-stage test to determine if its colon cancer drug Avastin could treat ovarian cancer after 11 percent of patients developed dangerous holes in ...
- Leading The Charge
Not All Breast Cancer Families at Increased Risk for Ovarian ... Sep 20, 2005
20-There is no increased risk of ovarian cancer for women with a family history of breast cancer unless the family history includes BRCA mutations, researchers ...
- MedPage Today
Women Touched by Ovarian Cancer Saluted at 'Celebrating Survivors' ... Sep 20, 2005
20 /PRNewswire/ -- Women living with ovarian cancer will be saluted today at the first "Celebrating Survivors" reunion, an educational forum that honors the ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Breast cancer history not tied to ovarian cancer Sep 21, 2005
...cancer who don't have either of two genetic mutations linked to breast cancer need not worry that they also have a higher risk of ovarian cancer, according to ...
- Cancerfacts.com
Ovarian-breast cancer link may be limited Sep 22, 2005
...women with a family history of breast cancer breathe a little easier—it shows they are not at significantly greater risk of also developing ovarian cancer. ...
- U.S. News & World Report
BREAST CANCER AND OVARIAN CANCER RISK Sep 22, 2005
...hear about. The study looks at whether they need to worry about their risk of ovarian cancer, and what they should do about it. Up ...
- WTOC
Ovarian Cancer Risk Not Found in Women with Breast Cancer Family ... Sep 20, 2005
...of breast cancer but who don’t have breast cancer genetic mutations can now be reassured that they are not at increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to ...
- Newswise (press release)
Familial breast cancer is not an absolute predictor of ovarian ... Sep 23, 2005
Women with a recurring family history for breast cancer may not carry the genetic mutations that increase risk for ovarian cancer, new research indicates. ...
- myDNA.com
Genentech halts Avastin ovarian cancer trial Sep 23, 2005
...on Friday said it has halted a mid-stage test to determine if its colon cancer drug Avastin could treat ovarian cancer, saying more than 10 per cent of the ...
- Deepika
Ovarian cancer: 'the disease that whispers' also kills Sep 23, 2005
Jan Safdie is dying of ovarian cancer. Before she was diagnosed three years ago, she knew about this type of cancer, but not how to recognize its symptoms. ...
- CBCUnlocked
Pajamas with a Purpose: Ovarian Cancer Survivors Walk in Pjs to ... Sep 19, 2005
Grapevine (Dallas-Ft Worth metroplex) on Saturday, September 24th as an estimated 3,000 walkers come out to support the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Discovery of ovarian cancer gene gives hope Sep 21, 2005
A specific gene, located on the 11th chromosome, has been found to be associated with aggressive ovarian cancer. Researchers hope ...
- myDNA.com
Avastin causing gastrointestinal perforations, new ovarian cancer ... Sep 23, 2005
Genentech Inc decided not to enrol any more volunteers into its study of Avastin for the treatment of ovarian cancer because more people than they had expected ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Women lack ovarian cancer awareness Sep 21, 2005
Ovarian cancer may be the most fatal of gynecologic cancers, killing 60 per cent of those diagnosed, but most women cannot identify symptoms and know ...
- Macleans
Ovarian Cancer Is a Silent Killer with More Than 16,000 US Lives ... Sep 24, 2005
...- infoZine - Ovarian cancer is frequently referred to as the "silent killer" because the disease often lacks symptoms that are noticed by the patient. ...
- Kansas City infoZine
Roundup: Breast, Ovarian Cancer; Eating For 2?; Antibiotics And ... Sep 20, 2005
Doctors say women with a family history of breast cancer do not automatically have a higher risk for ovarian cancer. It all depends ...
- NBC 10.com
US scientists ID ovarian cancer gene Sep 19, 2005
BALTIMORE, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- Johns Hopkins University researchers in Baltimore say they have identified a unique gene associated with ovarian cancer. ...
- United Press International
Familial Ovarian Cancer Screening Approach May Be Flawed Sep 21, 2005
Health) - Use of annual transvaginal ultrasound and serum CA-125 estimation may not be an adequate means of detecting presymptomatic ovarian cancer in women at ...
- Cancerpage.com
'Menopause the Musical' gets serious about cancer Sep 30, 2005
...tonight at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, with all proceeds from the sell-out show benefiting Massachusetts chapters of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance ...
- Lowell Sun
Women fight ovarian cancer Sep 22, 2005
HARDING TWP. —- Walking a mile in the shoes of an ovarian cancer patient may not be easy. But taking a one, three or five mile ...
- Chester Observer Tribune
Ovarian cancer often escapes detection Sep 20, 2005
For Connie Foster's symptoms of ovarian cancer, doctors recommended a colonoscopy, found high blood pressure and diagnosed pneumonia. ...
- Dayton Daily News (subscription)
Ovarian cancer expert gives talk Sep 24, 2005
The Bermuda TB, Cancer & Health Association brought a prominent ovarian cancer researcher to Bermuda to discuss the myths, diagnosis and treatments of the ...
- Royal Gazette
Vague symptoms make ovarian cancer deadly Sep 18, 2005
The law is named for Johanna Silver Gordon, a former schoolteacher who died of ovarian cancer. Although she visited her gynecologist ...
- Evansville Courier & Press (subscription)
Step up to raise awareness about ovarian cancer Sep 20, 2005
...impossible. There is a race scheduled for Sunday at John Rudy Park called the Stepping Out for Ovarian Cancer Awareness 5K Walk/Run. ...
- York Daily Record
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Sep 29, 2005
Ovarian cancer is the most deadly gynecologic cancer. ... Among US women, ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of death. ...
- Community Dispatch (press release)
Battling a not-at-all-silent killer Sep 29, 2005
...about checkups, physically fit and only 58. It’s hard to accept that she died of ovarian cancer. But Sheryl Silver has turned her ...
- The State
Cancer awareness groups set up info tables at park Oct 1, 2005
She survived ovarian cancer because her body was behaving irregularly and she went to the doctor to have it checked. Lucas said ...
- Parkersburg News
High Milk Intake May Boost Ovarian Cancer Risk Sep 2, 2005
ISLAMABAD High intakes of whole milk and lactose might be associated with an increased risk of ovarian cancer, suggests a review of 21 published studies. ...
- PakTribune.com
Most women don't know ovarian cancer symptoms Sep 7, 2005
Ovarian cancer and its symptoms remain a mystery to a huge number of Canadian women, with 96 per cent polled in a recent survey unable to identify common signs ...
- Globe and Mail
Most women know little about often deadly ovarian cancer: survey Sep 7, 2005
TORONTO (CP) - Most Canadian women have no idea how to recognize the symptoms of ovarian cancer, a disease that kills six out of every 10 of its victims, a ...
- Canada.com
Study Reveals Shocking Statistics Regarding Women and Ovarian ... Sep 7, 2005
7 /CNW/ - A Decima Research study released today by the National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA) uncovers disturbing facts regarding women's knowledge of ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
Ovarian cancer can mimic stomach woes Sep 13, 2005
By JANICE BILLINGSLEY. Abdominal pain and swelling can be early symptoms of ovarian cancer. But they are often attributed to other ...
- Fort Worth Star Telegram
Ovarian Cancer Often Announces Its Presence Through Symptoms Sep 5, 2005
Ovarian cancer is often thought of as a silent killer, coming to the attention of physicians only at its late stages when prognosis is poor. ...
- eMaxHealth.com
Ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlier Sep 7, 2005
US researchers have found that women with symptoms of ovarian cancer are missing out on tests that could diagnose the disease early, while a cure is still ...
- Macleans
National Ovarian Cancer Association "Turns up the Volume" in ... Sep 2, 2005
MONTREAL, Sept. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - The National Ovarian Cancer Association (NOCA) has begun a campaign to put ovarian cancer on the map in Quebec. ...
- Canada NewsWire (press release)
The fight against ovarian cancer Sep 12, 2005
For ovarian cancer...nothing. ... That's the pivotal question surrounding ovarian cancer, the fifth most common cancer among American women. ...
- myDNA.com
Genetic Testing For Breast/Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility ... Sep 8, 2005
Understanding which women may benefit from genetic counseling and mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility will help primary care ...
- MedfordNews.com
Women lack ovarian cancer smarts: Poll Sep 7, 2005
CANADIAN WOMEN remain woefully unaware of the dangers of ovarian cancer, a disease that kills more than 60% of its victims, according to a new Decima Research ...
- Ottawa Sun
Less Aggressive Treatment of Elderly Ovarian Cancer Patients May ... Sep 9, 2005
According to a study published in Gynecologic Oncology, ovarian cancer patients over the age of 80 are less likely than patients 70-79 years of age to be ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Surgical De-bulking Important for Very Elderly with Ovarian Cancer Sep 8, 2005
Anderson Cancer Center have reported that surgical cytoreduction was the most important predictor of survival for the very elderly with ovarian cancer and that ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Governor Sonny Perdue Proclaims September Ovarian Cancer Awareness ... Sep 13, 2005
13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Governor Sonny Perdue and First Lady Perdue meet with the Georgian Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA) to declare September 2005 "Ovarian ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
CuraGen links with European company to study ovarian cancer Sep 13, 2005
Phase Ib clinical trial evaluating PXD101, a small molecule histone deacetylase inhibitor, for the treatment of advanced solid tumors, including ovarian cancer ...
- Boston Mass High Tech
Governor Sonny Perdue Proclaims September Ovarian Cancer Awareness ... Sep 13, 2005
Governor Sonny Perdue and First Lady Perdue sign a proclamation making September Georgia Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Stephanie ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Ovarian Cancer's Subtle Symptoms Make It Hard To Detect Sep 16, 2005
KSDK-Ovarian cancer doesn't get as much of the public spotlight as breast cancer. But it causes more deaths than any other cancer ...
- KSDK
Women Need Fast Family History Review to ID Breast, Ovarian Cancer ... Sep 26, 2005
Examination by cancer location showed that 100 percent of women with bilateral breast cancer, 35 percent of women with ovarian cancer, and 18.9 percent of ...
- SeniorJournal.com
President Bush Proclaims September National Ovarian Cancer ... Sep 11, 2005
Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Each year, thousands of women are ...
- cancer.about.com
DIAGNOSIS: Ovarian cancer Sep 5, 2005
It would take doctors three months longer than my mother to come to that conclusion and diagnose me with Stage III ovarian cancer. ...
- Springfield State Journal Register
IBEX Announces Release of New hK6 Assay for Ovarian Cancer Sep 7, 2005
7, 2005) - IBEX Technologies Inc. (TSX:IBT) today announced that it has released for sale its second kallikrein-based assay for ovarian cancer. ...
- ArriveNet (press release)
Ovarian cancer awareness on the rise Sep 7, 2005
About 70 percent of women who are diagnosed with ovarian cancer are not that lucky though. That percentage of women with ovarian ...
- Arlington Advocate
South End 5K to raise funds for ovarian cancer research Sep 6, 2005
...correspondent. NEW BEDFORD -- The Ovarian Cancer Education Awareness Network is holding its fifth annual 5K Road Race at 11 am Sunday Sept. ...
- SouthCoastToday.com
Fundraiser in Support of MOI: The Montreal Ovarian Cancer ... Sep 12, 2005
12, 2005) - A fundraiser in support of the Montreal Ovarian Cancer Initiative (MOI) will take place on Thursday, September 15, 2005 at Schwartz's Montreal ...
- CCNMatthews (Communiqués de presse)
Honoring National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Is September 2005 ... Sep 6, 2005
Plano, TX (FV Newswire) - September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness month and Teal We Meet Again (http://www.tealwemeetagain.com) invites you to help them ...
- FinanceVisor.com
CA-125 for Ovarian Cancer Sep 14, 2005
...tumor marker. Research indicates that many women who have ovarian cancer have increased levels of CA-125 in their blood. The normal ...
- cancer.about.com
Learn about ovarian cancer Sep 14, 2005
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and Somerville Community Access Television will offer an educational program that includes interviews with ...
- Somerville Journal
Herb Weisbaum: Ovarian Cancer Warning Signs Sep 8, 2005
SEATTLE - Ovarian cancer will claim the lives of 16,000 women in the US this year. This cancer is often called the "silent" killer ...
- KOMO
Family History Common in Women With Breast or Ovarian Carcinoma Sep 29, 2005
All women with a personal history of breast and ovarian cancer were considered to have at least a 10% risk, the authors report. ...
- Medscape (subscription)
PET Scans Help Predict Response to Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer Aug 31, 2005
...fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a useful technique for determining responses to chemotherapy in women with advanced ovarian cancer ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release)
Ovarian cancer risk reduced by regular exercise Aug 30, 2005
Brisk walks or running may reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new Danish study, which also suggests that exercise may reduce the risk of some ...
- MedIndia
Hot Line Offers Hope To Cancer Patients Sep 28, 2005
...her debilitating disease. "I was developing queasiness, back pain, pelvic pain," Reiser said of her ovarian cancer. "I was bloated ...
- WNBC
Genentech: trial suspension unlikely to harm Avastin's progress Sep 26, 2005
Genentech halts enrollment in a Phase II trial of Avastin in ovarian cancer, citing side effects. 26 Sep 2005, 17:29 GMT - Genentech ...
- Pharmaceutical Business Review
Ovarian cancer survivor shares insights Sep 1, 2005
And on a September day years later, a doctor told his still-groggy patient that he found what turned out to be the early stage of ovarian cancer. ...
- Pioneer Press
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