Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) test that analyses the shape of tumour cells to identify patients with aggressive ovarian cancer.
The test is intended to enable tailored treatment based on … Read more
By Brielle Benyon
Recent research found that outpatient palliative care improved survival and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer.
Palliative care may boost survival in patients with advanced cancer, according to recent research conducted at Tulane University.
“If … Read more
By Maria Cohut
A clinical trial has just launched to assess the effectiveness of a newly developed breath test that could help diagnose multiple forms of cancer.
Researchers from the Cancer Research United Kingdom Cambridge Institute have recently developed an … Read more
Meet Ally, Clearity’s youngest supporter!
Hi, my name is Ally W.! I am 12 years old and I live in California. I’m in 7th grade and I am on the cheerleading team for my middle school. I enjoy baking, cheer, … Read more
By Susan Gubar
I’ve been lucky that most of my care is delivered with tenderness, despite the fact that cancer patients are routinely exposed to brutal procedures.
Often I have lain under a sheet on a gurney in a hospital
A randomized phase 3 trial designed to evaluate avelumab for women with previously untreated advanced ovarian cancer failed to achieve its primary endpoint of PFS.
The JAVELIN Ovarian 100 study has been terminated based on the finding, reported as part … Read more
By Barbara Tako
As cancer survivors, we know what we should do to help ourselves stay as healthy as possible, but how do we keep up our motivation to do it?
New Year’s resolutions? How about the resolution to try … Read more
An oncologist who advocates for sexual healing says “we neglect the importance of thinking about how people live.”
When you’re diagnosed with cancer, your first thought likely isn’t, “How will this affect my sex life?” I … Read more
2018 was a remarkable year for cancer research, with great strides made in diagnosing and treating various types of cancer as well as important breakthroughs looking at the health of cancer survivors. What can we expect to … Read more
By Rachel Moss
One in five ovarian cancer patients is too ill to treat by the time she receives her diagnosis, according to new data.
The charity Target Ovarian Cancer warned that delays in diagnosis are common and leave too … Read more
By Brielle Benyon
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Lynparza (olaparib) for the maintenance treatment of adults with deleterious or suspected deleterious germline or somatic BRCA-mutated advanced epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube or primary peritoneal cancer who are in a
… Read moreResearchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that ovarian cancer cells spread, or metastasize, to new tissue after being caught in DNA “webs” extruded by immune cells. The study, which will be published in the … Read more
Hobbies, physical activity, and loved ones all help.
For some women, an ovarian cancer diagnosis comes after a lengthy, frustrating, stressful process, given that many don’t have observable symptoms until the cancer is in a more advanced … Read more
By Korin Miller
Navigating ovarian cancer treatment options can be overwhelming, but if you have this illness, it’s a part of the process.
There are five major forms of treatment for ovarian cancer. However, the type of ovarian cancer you … Read more
By Brooke Gant
One year ago, I was a healthy 32-year-old woman. Then, with a flurry of medical tests, I became an ovarian cancer patient.
I quickly learned that when you get hit by a difficult disease, you become vulnerable
By Regina Schaffer
Swedish women with polycystic ovary syndrome are 15% more likely to develop any cancer vs. women without the condition, with risk further elevated for cancers of the endometrium, ovary, pancreas and kidney, according to a research letter … Read more
Medical science has made tremendous advances in “personalized medicine” — drugs that fight cancer and other diseases by boosting the immune system or targeting specific genetic traits.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter benefited from one of these
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Researchers have discovered a curious difference between the DNA from cancer cells and that from healthy cells, and this finding could lead to a new blood test for cancer.
The difference? Cancer DNA has a … Read more
By Katie Kosko
Whether it’s the person who receives a cancer diagnosis or family members who will watch their loved one go through it all,
… Read moreBy Selina McKee
A late-stage study testing Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s PD-L1 antibody Bavencio has failed to meet its primary endpoints in patients with certain forms of ovarian cancer.
The drug was being tested as monotherapy and in combination with … Read more
