We genotyped 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the estrogen receptor alpha gene (ESR1) region in three population-based case-control studies of epithelial ovarian cancer conducted in the United States, comprising a total of 1,128 and 1,866 non-Hispanic white invasive cases … Continue reading →

Anne Gamet doesn’t know how much longer she has to live, but all that matters to the 45-year-old Greeley woman is she’s living, and she’s going to keep fighting as long as she can. She has a lot to live … Continue reading →

Concentrations of the biomarkers CA125, human epididymis protein 4 (HE4), and mesothelin began to rise 3 years before clinical diagnosis of ovarian cancer, according to a new study published online December 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. … Continue reading →

Koen De Geest, John A. Blessing, Robert T. Morris, S. Diane Yamada, Bradley J. Monk, Susan L. Zweizig, Daniela Matei, Carolyn Y. Muller, William E. Richards Purpose Ixabepilone (BMS-247550) is a microtubule-stabilizing epothilone B analog with activity in taxane-resistant metastatic … Continue reading →

GPs are set to use a new computer program that calculates whether a patient is at risk of cancer in an attempt to prevent 10,000 deaths a year caused by late diagnosis. By Chris Irvine Published: 6:50AM GMT 30 Dec … Continue reading →

Elevated levels of three proteins show ovarian cancer  is starting to grow years before women are diagnosed, but they do not increase soon enough to be an early indicator of the disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The researchers analyzed … Continue reading →

Takashi Onda1,2, Hiroyuki Yoshikawa1,3, Toshiharu Yasugi1,4, Koji Matsumoto1,3 and Yuji Taketani1 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo 2 Division of Gynecologic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University … Continue reading →

LAETITIA DELORT, FABRICE KWIATKOWSKI, NASSERA CHALABI, SAMIR SATIH, YVES-JEAN BIGNON, and DOMINIQUE J. BERNARD-GALLON Abstract The identification of risk factors for ovarian cancer is crucial in prevention of the disease. This pathology is the leading cause of death from gynecological … Continue reading →

January 3, 2010 Debra Black STAFF REPORTER Anne Parker, one of the first women to undergo genetic testing for the breast cancer gene, has survived cancer three times. Now Hollywood has come calling on the 58-year-old Brampton resident, whose loss … Continue reading →