For anyone with a life-threatening disease, news of medical breakthroughs is bittersweet. On the one hand, clinical trials yield evidence for another weapon in doctors’ arsenals to fight the disease. But…
When Alexander Fleming used penicillin from a fungus to fight bacterial infections, he knew he was onto something that would revolutionize the world of medicine. Now, a modern-day “Fleming” is…
Chances are you grew up with the fragrant scent of baby powder perfuming the air. Your mom may have used it to prevent your diaper rash or to sooth herself…
In our derisive political environment, it's hard to find something everyone can agree on. But this month--Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, to be exact--party lines are coming together to heighten knowledge about…
They say that technology has made life easier, faster, more comfortable, and on and on and on. Who this “they” is, I don’t know. While technology has made certain parts…
Cancer has a pretty complicated history with statins, a class of drugs that are most commonly used to lower blood cholesterol levels. In the past, laboratory tests involving statins have…
De grandes nouvelles pour les patients atteints d'un cancer du sein métastatique muté par le BRCA: un traitement connu contre le cancer de l'ovaire a passé des essais cliniques de…
Notizie grandi per i pazienti con tumore metastatico mutato BRCA mutato: un trattamento con cancro ovarico conosciuto ha superato le sperimentazioni cliniche di fase III per il tumore metastatico mutato…
It’s more difficult to prove something to someone than we often imagine. Then again, there are also times when proving something that may or may not exist is relatively easy.…
Big news for patients with BRCA-mutated metastatic breast cancer: a known ovarian cancer treatment has passed phase III clinical trials for BRCA-mutated metastatic breast cancer, and it's way better than…
Elly Mayday, model, is teaming up with Adam Lawrence, filmmaker, to spread awareness and support for those affected by ovarian cancer. Elly was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer just…
Most people diagnosed with ovarian cancer suffer from recurrences after treatment. And every one of them means less and less treatment options. It’s a disheartening, never-ending cycle. What has stumped…
Ovarian cancer is the most deadly form of reproductive organ cancers. Why? Because it's usually not diagnosed until it has reached the late stages because the symptoms are often overlooked,…
The 2017 Suburban Chevrolet Ann Arbor Goddess 5K and Mile Fun Run will be held on Mother’s Day, this Sunday, May 14th. The race is not only to celebrate women,…
June is hectic, with all those weddings and graduations. July is loud—firecrackers, political conventions, family reunions—and the humidity is stifling. But August, dear sweet lovely August? It might just be…
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