Advertisement
Home Tags Cancer: Ovarian

Tag: Cancer: Ovarian

For patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer

Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction Not Superior in Ovarian Cancer

0
Addition of surgery prior to chemotherapy does not prolong overall survival in recurrent ovarian cancer
Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) can predict ovarian cancer in general practice

CA125 Can Detect Ovarian Cancer in General Practice

0
And elevated CA125 indicates higher risk for other cancers, especially in women aged ≥50 years
No asbestos was detected in 15 new tests of the same bottle of Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder previously found to contain asbestos by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

J&J Says No Asbestos Detected in New Tests of Baby Powder

0
Tests were performed by two third-party laboratories as part of the company's ongoing investigation
A shipment of baby powder has been recalled by Johnson & Johnson after U.S. authorities found asbestos in it.

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Baby Powder Due to Presence of Asbestos

0
This is the first time Johnson & Johnson has pulled its baby powder from the market
The poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase inhibitor veliparib plus platinum-based chemotherapy for induction therapy

PARP Inhibitor Slows Progression of Advanced Ovarian Cancer

0
Veliparib added to chemotherapy, continued as maintenance tx prolongs progression-free survival
Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms are associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer

PTSD Symptoms Tied to Higher Risk for Ovarian Cancer

0
Correlation moderately attenuated after adjustment for health and ovarian cancer risk factors
Intrauterine device use among reproductive women is associated with a decreased incidence of ovarian cancer

Intrauterine Device Use May Reduce Incidence of Ovarian Cancer

0
Novel noncontraceptive benefit seen for all intrauterine devices
Limiting ovarian cancer surgery to high-volume surgeons and hospitals to improve survival could restrict care at many low-volume centers with better-than-expected outcomes

Focus on Ovarian Cancer Surgical Volume May Not Be Best Metric

0
Minimum-volume standards could restrict care at many centers with better-than-expected outcomes

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 3-6

0
The 67th Annual Clinical Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and...
Only one-quarter of those with breast cancer and one-third with ovarian cancer undergo genetic testing

Genetic Testing Underused in Breast, Ovarian Cancer

0
Pathogenic variants ID'd in 7.8 percent of patients with breast cancer, 14.5 percent with ovarian cancer