My great grandmother died suddenly from ovarian cancer and my mother, who idolized her, had always remained vigilant about getting Pap tests. It’s a thing in our family—being on top of…
Ovarian Cancer Drug Developments A once-daily pill called Niraparib has been approved in the U.K. after studies found it can add an extra 16 months to an ovarian cancer patient’s life…
Surgical Mesh Devices Abroad Slow Response to Mesh Injuries Worries NZ Health Minister Problems with surgical mesh have arisen across the pond. New Zealand’s Minister of Health, David Clark, met with…
Scientists at the John Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center (JHKCC) and Dana Farber Cancer Institute have found that ovarian cancer may originate in the fallopian tubes. Tissue samples studied from five women…
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women, as well as the most common cause of gynecologic cancer death. The lack of screening tools means that by the time…