Woman Receives False Positive Test Result for Cancer Causing BRCA Mutation
According to a story from kshb.com, Maureen Boesen was already prepared for the worst when she first took a DNA test in order to determine if she carried a BRCA…
According to a story from kshb.com, Maureen Boesen was already prepared for the worst when she first took a DNA test in order to determine if she carried a BRCA…
According to a publication from Live Science, researchers from around the world are working on a way to identify cancer in the body more efficiently and reliably. One way scientists…
When Julie Francisco was running on her 55th birthday, she could not ignore the pain in her lower abdomen and how “off" and slow her body felt. After a…
According to a story from finanzen.ch, the drug companies Pfizer and Merck recently released a joint statement in which they announced that the companies' Phase III clinical trial would be…
According to a story from rdmag.com, a recent study is offering a possible solution to one of the difficulties in treating ovarian cancer. This difficulty is the fact that many…
According to a story from yahoo.com, actress Kathy Bates realized when she was fairly young that she was at an increased risk for breast cancer. This was because both her…
According to a publication from MarketWatch, many people living with cancer are going broke just trying to stay alive. Millennials seem to be particularly vulnerable to falling into a self-perpetuating…
Thanks to a grant from Worldwide Cancer Research, as well as support from various other organizations, researchers at UCLA recently uncovered a new, faster, easier, and more personalized way to…
According to a review in the academic journal Clinical Epigenetics, epigenetic therapy could be a potential future treatment option for ovarian cancer. Epigenetics refers to genetic changes, sometimes heritable, that take…
According to a story from EurekAlert!, a new type of cancer drug that is being described as a "Trojan horse" that infiltrates cancer tumors is showing potential in several types…
According to a story from IT Business Net, the medical company KIYATEC, Inc., has recently announced that that the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University has joined…
An article recently published by the Washington Post is highlighting a few of the risks associated with fertility treatments that some doctors feel are de-emphasized by existing medical literature. What…
Perhaps the most difficult thing about rare disease research is that not only do the conditions affect only a small portion of the population, but like every diagnosis, they affect…
According to a story from New Scientist, a team of scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London were able to develop an AI tool that was able to…
We tend to daydream about miracle cures for rare and detrimental conditions like ovarian cancer. Sometimes they exist, but often it's more of a battle to find the right combination…
According to a story from USA Today, the day that Stephanie Herfel first picked up her Siberian husky Sierra was easily one of the most important of her life. This…
According to a story from Stanford News, a team of researchers affiliated with Stanford University have successfully developed a new technique for studying high-grade serous ovarian cancer, which is one…
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has donated a million dollars for a research project dedicated towards a new way of deploying the immune system against pancreatic cancer. This is welcome…
According to a story from Benzinga, the drug developers AstraZeneca and Merck have recently announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to accept a supplemental New…
According to a story from the Evening Times, Rebecca Scott was only in her upper twenties when she was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer. It is generally uncommon for ovarian…
According to a story from The Daily Texan, professor Marian Williams-Brown from the University of Texas is conducting research in an effort to develop a more effective approach for detecting…
According to a story from Medical Xpress, a recent study suggested that the targeted cancer drug olaparib could be an effective treatment for women with ovarian cancer that has been…
Ellen Pompeo, who plays a doctor on Gray's Anatomy and was featured as a guest on Ellen Degeneres' The Ellen Show. We recently read an opinion piece on drjengunter.wordpress.com from OB/GYN,…
According to a story from crainsnewyork.com, the biotechnology company Gotham Therapeutics has received financing to the tune of $54 million so that it can begin developing drugs to treat rare…
What can you do with half an hour? That’s the question that a new Canadian program asks. An online program called #30MinutesThatMatter gives Canadian patients an opportunity to share how…