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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 3-6

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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

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Pathogenic variants ID'd in 7.8 percent of patients with breast cancer, 14.5 percent with ovarian cancer
Women with recurrent ovarian cancer who receive the poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitor niraparib as maintenance therapy after treatment have both more time without side effects and significantly longer progression-free survival than those on placebo

Niraparib Extends Time Without Symptoms in Ovarian Cancer

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Findings based on phase 3 study of maintenance therapy with PARP inhibitor following treatment
For patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have undergone intra-abdominal macroscopically complete resection and have clinically negative lymph nodes

Lymphadenectomy Does Not Up Survival in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

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Findings seen after intra-abdominal macroscopically complete resection with normal lymph nodes
Johnson & Johnson is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over possible asbestos contamination of the company's baby powder and other talc-based products.

U.S. Agencies Probing Johnson & Johnson Over Asbestos in Talc

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Company has faced lawsuits linking its body powders with ovarian cancer or mesothelioma