My Stomach Pain Proved To Be Advanced Ovarian Cancer, and I Didn’t Like The Odds.

June 19, 2018 5:37 pm
By: Susan Lisovicz I’m glad I was lying down when the doctor told me the true cause of my stomach pains. “Well, you’ve got a tumor” were his first words to me. I had just awakened in a hospital bed … Read more

Report: Ovarian Cancer Rates Continue to Decrease

June 6, 2018 5:30 pm
A new report from the American Cancer Society finds rates of ovarian cancer have declined by 29% between 1985 and 2014. Ovarian cancer deaths have declined 33% between 1976 and 2015. The report, Ovarian Cancer Statistics, 2018, was published … Read more

PapSEEK: Potential Screening Test for Gynecologic Cancers

March 23, 2018 7:29 pm
A sample obtained from routine Papanicolaou (Pap) tests used for cervical cancer screening can be subjected to a multiplex panel test, dubbed PapSEEK, to determine whether the sample is positive for endometrial or ovarian cancer, two gynecologic cancers for which … Read more

Could New Approach Stave Off Ovarian Cancer? Study May Tell

March 16, 2018 7:08 pm
Anna Hargrove learned she carries a genetic mutation that predisposes women toward breast and ovarian cancer at 27, which was no surprise given her family history. Hargrove, cautious by nature, did what a lot of women with the mutation do: … Read more

FDA Approves 23andMe Cancer Test For BRCA Genes

March 12, 2018 8:33 pm
The home DNA testing company 23andMe has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to test for three genetic mutations in two genes that you have probably heard of if you know who Angelina Jolie is, BRCA1 … Read more

Ovarian Cancer: How Your Father’s Genes Can Affect Your Risk

February 19, 2018 12:01 am
Scientists studying ovarian cancer have revealed a new genetic mutation that increases a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer — and it can be passed to her by her father. Recently, Medical News Today covered a study that looked into whether … Read more

‘No’ to Ovarian Cancer Screening: Harms Outweigh Benefits

February 14, 2018 8:49 pm
Women should not undergo screening for ovarian cancer if they do not have signs or symptoms of the disease, as it does not improve survival but may expose women unnecessarily to surgical complications. This is the final guidance from the … Read more

Screening Beyond Those With Cancer History May Be More Effective

February 12, 2018 10:32 pm
As genetic testing becomes more accessible with advanced technology and decreased costs, population-based testing for breast and ovarian cancer may be more cost effective in the long run, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute… Read more

Should All Women Be Tested for Breast, Ovarian Cancer Gene Mutations?

January 31, 2018 7:27 pm
Evidence is growing that all women age 30 and older should be tested for the inherited gene mutations that can cause breast and ovarian cancer, according to British researchers. “We could prevent thousands more ovarian and breast cancers through a … Read more

Blood Test To Detect 8 Cancers Early Gives Promising Results

January 22, 2018 11:06 pm
Scientists are reporting progress on a blood test to detect many types of cancer at an early stage, including some of the most deadly ones that lack screening tools now. Many groups are working on liquid biopsy tests, which look … Read more

With Cancer, Timing Is Everything

January 8, 2018 10:41 pm
I had a family member who was diagnosed with late stage ovarian cancer 20 years ago and died of the disease at the age of 47. Even though her symptoms appeared a year before her diagnosis with abdominal bloating, indigestion, … Read more

Fallopian Tube Removal May Help Prevent Most Common Ovarian Cancer

December 20, 2017 7:52 pm
A study published in October showed that high-grade serous ovarian carcinomas (HGSOC), which account for about 75 percent of ovarian cancers, originate with abnormal cells in the fallopian tubes an average of seven years before the disease develops. This understanding … Read more

Health Matters: Testing Your Genes for Cancer

December 12, 2017 12:21 am
Whether you’ve already been diagnosed, or you want to know your risk, health experts can test your DNA to determine your chances of developing cancer. “The testing itself determines whether or not they have inherited this broken gene that could … Read more

Researchers Are Closer To A Screening Test For Ovarian Cancer

November 20, 2017 9:46 pm
A newly studied blood test could be the answer to a serious question: How can a woman tell if she has ovarian cancer in its earliest stage? Currently, there are no approved screening techniques from the Food and Drug Administration … Read more

2 Ovarian Cancer Survivors, 1 Shared Passion

November 13, 2017 7:27 pm
Anne Hermiller and Sarah Ludinich experienced ovarian cancer at different stages in life. What’s similar is their passion for making other women more aware of the disease and its effects. Hermiller, of Findlay, learned she had cancer in 2014. “I … Read more

New Blood Test Developed To Diagnose Ovarian Cancer

November 8, 2017 7:14 pm
Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to develop a new technique to detect ovarian cancer early and accurately. The team has identified a network of circulating microRNAs – small, … Read more

Clinical Advancements & Essential Resources for Women Fighting Ovarian Cancer

September 28, 2017 8:48 pm
In 2016, the American Cancer Society projected that the number of women dying worldwide from cancer was expected to rise to 5.5 million by 2030.1 In the realm of women’s cancers, ovarian cancer is prominent and serious. A woman … Read more

Tumor DNA in Blood Used to Detect Many Early-stage Ovarian

September 8, 2017 5:49 pm
Using a modern DNA sequencing technique, Johns Hopkins researchers have come one step closer to diagnosing early-stage cancer patients with a simple blood draw. The method reads free circulating DNA in a patient’s blood and detects common cancer mutations. While … Read more

Unmasking a Silent Killer: Ovarian Cancer

September 4, 2017 3:48 am
By: Yadira Galindo After spending 35 years as a community college counselor, Jo-Anne Lesser retired and was looking forward to traveling with her husband, Norman. Her plans were derailed when abdominal pains had her doubled over in agony. For seven … Read more

Most Breast-Ovarian Cancer Patients Miss Genetic Tests

August 30, 2017 4:55 pm
Despite the existence of evidence-based guidelines supporting genetic testing for women with a history of breast and/or ovarian cancer, most of these women didn’t get tested, according to researchers. Based on an analysis of pooled data from three cancer control … Read more