Current Management Strategies for Ovarian Cancer

Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Epithelial ovarian cancer originates in the layer of cells that...symptoms. Of the cancers unique to women, ovarian cancer has the highest mortality rate. Most...develop new screening approaches for ovarian cancer are a high priority. Optimal treatment of ovarian cancer ...

Ovarian cancer strikes one in 68 women: Now experts agree on a set of...

Tulsa World (Tulsa, OK);  August 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......an estimated 15,000 Americans die of ovarian cancer, where malignant cells are found in...organs, the ovaries. For a long time, ovarian cancer was called the silent killer because...poor. Almost 70 percent of women with ovarian cancer are not diagnosed until the disease...

Dr. Gloria; Ovarian cancer

New Pittsburgh Courier;  August 31, 2005 ;     474 words ...Last week I received an e-mail on ovarian cancer from a friend. I was asked to pass...California. I inquired about the test for ovarian cancer, CA-125, which was mentioned in the...My daughter sent me a Web site on ovarian cancer published by Johns Hopkins University...

Ovarian Cancer: Ending the Epidemic of "Silence".

The Network News;  September 1, 2000 ;     565 words ......23, 100 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year. During this same time period...rate is only 25 percent. Rarely is ovarian cancer detected in the early stage, when the...are so many women diagnosed so late? Ovarian cancer has commonly been referred to as the...

The medical-surgical nurse's guide to ovarian cancer: Part I.(Cancer:...

MedSurg Nursing;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Caring and Conquering column highlights ovarian cancer. The need for this column was brought...dear friend of mine died recently from ovarian cancer and it was clear that more information...courage during a 2-year struggle with ovarian cancer. --Linda H. Yoder Ovarian ...

New hope for ovarian cancer: cutting-edge research into new treatments and...

Women's Health Advisor;  December 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of gynecologic cancers. This year in the United States, ovarian cancer will strike an estimated 20,180 women...significantly change the therapy of ovarian cancer, says Dr. Caputo. In addition, there...

Survey Shows Awareness and Education Are Key to Early Detection And...

PR Newswire;  August 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, online Ovarian Cancer Awareness Center is now available on...steps and new treatments available for ovarian cancer. The urgent need for this information...confirmed by the latest statistics about ovarian cancer, which is now classified as the fifth...

Beating the Odds // Women With Ovarian Cancer Told: `Don't Give Up'

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 25, 1994 ;     700+ words ...When Diane Hruby was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1989, she felt as though she had...Her advice to woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer, no matter the stage, is: "Don't give...who this year will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, according to American Cancer Society...

HEALTH BEAT: Focus On Ovarian Cancer; September marks the first

The Jewish Week;  September 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Week 09-11-1998 HEALTH BEAT: Focus On Ovarian Cancer; September marks the first awareness...you name any of the risk factors for ovarian cancer, an often fatal form of cancer for...column. This September is the very first Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, aimed at raising the...

Ovarian Cancer; Key Q&A.(questions and answers)(Disease/Disorder overview)

NWHRC Health Center - Ovarian Cancer;  May 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...What is ovarian cancer? There are an estimated 100 different types of ovarian cancer tumors. However, 85 to 95 percent of ovarian cancer patients have an epithelial tumor, which begins in the surface tissue of the ovary (epithelium). What causes...

The medical-surgical nurse's guide to ovarian cancer: Part II.(Cancer:...

MedSurg Nursing;  October 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......second in a two-part series highlighting ovarian cancer. Part I was published in the August...dear friend of mine died recently from ovarian cancer and it was clear that more information...courage during a 2-year struggle with ovarian cancer. --Linda H. Yoder Ovarian ...

Ovarian Cancer; Prevention.(care and treatment)

NWHRC Health Center - Ovarian Cancer;  May 30, 2006 ;     700+ words ...There is no known way to prevent ovarian cancer, but your level of risk may be reduced...who have an extremely high risk of ovarian cancer, usually only in women over 40. While...stems from the same cells that lead to ovarian cancer. Using oral contraceptives for three...

WOMEN ADVISED TO LISTEN FOR THE WHISPERS OF OVARIAN CANCER.(Editorial)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 23, 1998 ;     700+ words ...September is the first-ever National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, with the goal of educating...their own bodies for the symptoms of ovarian cancer. This disease affects women of all...minimized or discounted. Every year, ovarian cancer claims the lives of more than 14,500...

President Bush Declares September as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness...

U.S. Newswire;  September 1, 2005 ;     384 words ......recognizing the significant threat of ovarian cancer, and recommending measures to increase...commitment to preventing and treating ovarian cancer." With 22,200 women diagnosed in 2005 with ovarian cancer, and an estimated 16,200 deaths this...

HEALTH BEAT: Focus On Ovarian Cancer; September marks the first awareness...

The New York Jewish Week;  September 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ...HEALTH BEAT: Focus On Ovarian Cancer; September marks the first awareness...name any of the risk factors for ovarian cancer, an often fatal form of cancer...This September is the very first Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, aimed at raising...