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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared the OVA1(TM) Test, the first blood test that, prior to surgery, can help physicians determine if a woman is at risk for a malignant pelvic mass. OVA1 is the first FDA-cleared laboratory test that can indicate the likelihood of ovarian cancer with high sensitivity prior to biopsy or exploratory surgery, even if radiological test results fail to indicate malignancy.
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Women with ovarian cancer can now find immediate assistance to better cope with their diagnosis by calling 877-OV-HOPE-1 (877-684-6731), a new, free telephone counseling and referral service launched today by a unique partnership: L'Oreal Paris and its charitable partner, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF), and CancerCare, a national non-profit which provides free counseling and education services to individuals and families affected by cancer.
In the future, women with metastatic ovarian cancer could be treated with a radioactive substance that can seek and destroy tumour cells. An initial study in patients conducted jointly by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital has found that the treatment has no unwanted side-effects.
Access Pharmaceuticals, Inc., provided an update today on the Company's clinical development plan for ProLindac, a novel DACH platinum drug that has shown to be active in many solid tumor types in human clinical studies.
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A close relative of a well-known fruit tree found in Ukambani, Taita and Voi could hold the key to a cure for some of the world's untreatable cancers. Commonly known as soursop or custard apple, the plant belonging to the Annona species has shown dramatic success in destroying lung, breast, prostate, colon, liver, ovarian, cervical, breast, bladder and skin cancerous cells.
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Symptoms of ovarian cancer can be subtle -- but should not be ignored, awareness advocates said Wednesday. The symptoms are incredibly common, said Dr. Joan Walker, a gyne-cological oncologist at the University of Oklahoma Cancer Institute. She spoke at a luncheon Wednesday at the Governor's Mansion sponsored by the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.
Tikcro Technologies announced that the United States (US) Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has granted orphan drug status to BioCancell's BC-819 drug, currently in Phase I/IIa clinical trials, for its use in treating ovarian cancer.
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Swedish researchers used seek and destroy radioactive substances that target cancer to treat ovarian cancer. The initial study of the highly targeted treatment in patients, published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, was conducted jointly by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.
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When it comes to the health of their children, parents have one simple desire: to protect them from as many diseases as possible. So when a vaccine with irrefutable benefits is introduced into the market, most of us welcome it with open arms. Our enthusiasm can sometimes be dampened, however, by the flurry of negative stories that often follow, leading to feelings of fear, doubt and apprehension.
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