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Article: Ginger inhibits cell growth and modulates angiogenic factors in ovarian cancer cells.(Research article)
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- BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Article date:
- December 20, 2007
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Authors: Jennifer Rhode (equal contributor) [1]; Sarah Fogoros (equal contributor) [2]; Suzanna Zick [3]; Heather Wahl [4]; Kent A Griffith [5]; Jennifer Huang [4]; J Rebecca Liu (corresponding author) [4]
Background
In the United States, ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy and represents the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women[1]. Key goals in the management of this disease are prevention, early detection, and prolongation of disease-free intervals and overall survival upon development of the disease. Most primary ovarian cancers arise from malignant transformation of the surface epithelium. Although the specific ...
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