Ovarian Cancer – Page 6 – Patient Worthy

An Application to Extend the Use of Rubraca for Treating Ovarian Cancer has Been Submitted to the European Medicines Agency

Post author:Anna Hewitt
Post published:July 19, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

Clovis Oncology, Inc. has announced that they have submitted an application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The application is to extend the drug Rubraca’s®(rucaparib) marketing authorisation to include maintenance…

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Positive Genetic Test Results for Rare Disease Risk are not Necessarily a Cause for Alarm

Post author:James Moore
Post published:July 12, 2018
Post category:BRCA-Mutations Cystic Fibrosis Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from Global News, direct-to-consumer genetic tests are becoming increasingly popular. These tests can be used to learn new info about your ancient ancestors, closer relatives, and,…

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Study Offers Free Screening for Cancer and BRCA Mutations for Ashkenazi Jewish Community

Post author:James Moore
Post published:July 10, 2018
Post category:BRCA-mutated Breast Cancer BRCA-Mutations Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from Jewish Community Voice, the BRCA Founder Outreach Study, which is a national, cancer-focused research study, is offering free screenings for people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.…

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Is Chemotherapy Here To Stay?

Post author:Samuel Sachs
Post published:July 2, 2018
Post category:Breast Cancer Cancer Ovarian Cancer

According to a report by NBC news, despite seemingly endless advancements in cancer treatment, many experts agree that chemotherapy is still a powerful and valid tool. In fact, many see…

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Results From a Phase 3 Trial of Lynparza For Treating Ovarian Cancer Have Been Announced

Post author:Anna Hewitt
Post published:June 30, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

Results from a Phase 3 trial of the medicine Lynparza (olaparib) for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer in women with the BRCA-mutation have been announced as positive. The full…

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This Prostate Cancer Research May Have Implications for Breast and Ovarian Cancers Too

Post author:Athena Lee
Post published:June 29, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

According to News Medical, a group of researchers at Johns Hopkins and the Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy recently found encouraging results for a study involving immunotherapy to treat a…

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New Computational Framework Could Increase the Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

Post author:James Moore
Post published:June 28, 2018
Post category:Glioblastoma Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer Rare Disease

According to a story from bioengineer.org, a group of scientists working at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have managed to develop a computational model that could potentially make highly…

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Chemo “Bath” is Helping Fight Cancers of the Abdomen and Internal Organs

Post author:James Moore
Post published:June 28, 2018
Post category:Mesothelioma Ovarian Cancer Stomach Cancer

According to a story from Wink News, an alternative chemotherapy approach is helping patients get rid of cancers of internal organs or otherwise in the abdominal cavity. The approach is…

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Circadian Clocks and How They Relate to Cancer Treatment

Post author:Athena Lee
Post published:June 27, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer Testicular Cancer

According to Sleep Review, researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine are studying DNA repair after damage from anti-cancer drugs as well as DNA repair and how…

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A Phase II Trial for a Personalized Ovarian Cancer ‘Vaccine’ Has Begun

Post author:James Moore
Post published:June 27, 2018
Post category:Glioblastoma Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from PR Newswire, the drug development company AIVITA Biomedical recently announced that the first patient in its Phase II clinical trial has been randomized. This is…

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The Right Time for Cancer Treatment: Tracking Circadian Clocks & DNA Repair

Post author:Samuel Sachs
Post published:June 13, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer Testicular Cancer

There are many mysteries still contained in human biology. Circadian clocks and DNA repair seem to share an interaction that may be one of them. Furthermore, based on research from…

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NHS Faces Fresh Round of Criticism for a Lack of Cancer Patient Follow-Up

Post author:James Moore
Post published:June 8, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from Mirror, the advocacy group Patient Concern is calling out the UK's National Health Service (NHS) for failing to treat cancer patients appropriately. The claims are…

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Universal Blood Test Could Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis

Post author:Samuel Sachs
Post published:June 6, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

Cancer treatment is most successful when the cancer can be detected early. The earlier the better. According to Newsweek, a new screening test may be able to detect cancer faster…

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A Woman’s Severe Breast Cancer Was Eliminated Using New Immunotherapy Approach

Post author:James Moore
Post published:June 6, 2018
Post category:BRCA-mutated Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from The Guardian, doctors are celebrating the effectiveness of an all new, experimental immunotherapy that was able to totally eliminate a case of metastatic breast cancer…

Why You’re More Likely to Inherit Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors From Your Dad’s Genes

Post author:Meagan Fulps
Post published:June 2, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

Studies show that if your father's mother, your paternal grandmother, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, you are at a higher risk for the disease than if your grandmother on your…

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Pancreatic Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations Could Have a New Drug on the Way

Post author:James Moore
Post published:May 29, 2018
Post category:BRCA-Mutations Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer

According to a story from Worldpharmanews, a PARP inhibitor drug that is commonly used to treat ovarian cancer for patients with BRCA gene mutations could also be effective against pancreatic…

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Some People Are Resistant to PARP Inhibitors, and Researchers Have Just Discovered Why

Post author:James Moore
Post published:May 28, 2018
Post category:BRCA-mutated Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer Rare Disease

According to a story from Ovarian Cancer News, a recent study has allowed scientists to determine why some people appear to be resistant to poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors.…

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Could Viruses Be The Cure To Cancer?

Post author:Samuel Sachs
Post published:April 29, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

In St. Louis, Missouri, a local start-up is using novel research to make a big difference. The start-up, known as Unleash seeks to develop a unique cure for cancer. Keep…

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A Treatment Trial Has Produced Promising Results in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Post author:Anna Hewitt
Post published:April 26, 2018
Post category:Myelodysplastic syndromes Ovarian Cancer

A press release from Aprea Theraputics has just announced the results of a Phase II clinical trial of the drug APR-246 in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (a group of blood…

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Do You Know the Facts About Getting Tested for Genetic Cancer?

Post author:Octavia Walker
Post published:April 25, 2018
Post category:BRCA-mutated Breast Cancer BRCA-Mutations Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer

Do you have to be tested for an inherited gene mutation if you have already had cancer? Can a woman get a genetic mutation from her father? If you have…

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Study Shifts Focus of Ovarian Cancer to Fallopian Tubes

Post author:Donald Blake
Post published:April 6, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer Rare Disease

According to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, a very common form of ovarian cancer may actually find its beginnings in the fallopian tubes, the tube that eggs…

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Highly Personalized Immunotherapy Could be a Game Changer Against Ovarian Cancer

Post author:James Moore
Post published:March 28, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer Rare Disease

According to a story from Innovation Toronto, a recent study has helped develop methods that could be used to create cell-based, personalized immunotherapy treatments that could be used to treat…

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Glowing Dye is Helping Doctors Locate Rare, Hidden Cancer

Post author:James Moore
Post published:March 27, 2018
Post category:BRCA-mutated Breast Cancer Esophageal Cancer Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from CBS DFW, doctors have begun to test the use of fluorescent dyes in order to detect hidden cancer tumors. So far, the dyes appear to…

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Four Women With Ovarian Cancer Were Saved By A Drug That Should Not Have Worked. How?

Post author:James Moore
Post published:March 19, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer

According to a story from The Globe and Mail, doctors were baffled after four young women who had a deadly and rare type of ovarian cancer were saved with an…

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Leukemia Drug May Be Effective In Fighting A Rare Type of Ovarian Cancer, Study Says

Post author:James Moore
Post published:March 15, 2018
Post category:Ovarian Cancer Pancreatic Cancer

According to an article from Medical Xpress, a recent study suggests that an anti-cancer drug commonly used to treat leukemia may be effective in treating a rare form of ovarian…

An Application to Extend the Use of Rubraca for Treating Ovarian Cancer has Been Submitted to the European Medicines Agency

Positive Genetic Test Results for Rare Disease Risk are not Necessarily a Cause for Alarm

Study Offers Free Screening for Cancer and BRCA Mutations for Ashkenazi Jewish Community

Is Chemotherapy Here To Stay?

Results From a Phase 3 Trial of Lynparza For Treating Ovarian Cancer Have Been Announced

This Prostate Cancer Research May Have Implications for Breast and Ovarian Cancers Too

New Computational Framework Could Increase the Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

Chemo “Bath” is Helping Fight Cancers of the Abdomen and Internal Organs

Circadian Clocks and How They Relate to Cancer Treatment

A Phase II Trial for a Personalized Ovarian Cancer ‘Vaccine’ Has Begun

The Right Time for Cancer Treatment: Tracking Circadian Clocks & DNA Repair

NHS Faces Fresh Round of Criticism for a Lack of Cancer Patient Follow-Up

Universal Blood Test Could Revolutionize Cancer Diagnosis

A Woman’s Severe Breast Cancer Was Eliminated Using New Immunotherapy Approach

Why You’re More Likely to Inherit Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors From Your Dad’s Genes

Pancreatic Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations Could Have a New Drug on the Way

Some People Are Resistant to PARP Inhibitors, and Researchers Have Just Discovered Why

Could Viruses Be The Cure To Cancer?

A Treatment Trial Has Produced Promising Results in Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Do You Know the Facts About Getting Tested for Genetic Cancer?

Study Shifts Focus of Ovarian Cancer to Fallopian Tubes

Highly Personalized Immunotherapy Could be a Game Changer Against Ovarian Cancer

Glowing Dye is Helping Doctors Locate Rare, Hidden Cancer

Four Women With Ovarian Cancer Were Saved By A Drug That Should Not Have Worked. How?

Leukemia Drug May Be Effective In Fighting A Rare Type of Ovarian Cancer, Study Says

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