Ovarian Cancer News - Special Coverage - Cancer News RSS Feeds from Brightsurf Science NewsSpecial Coverage - Cancer :: Ovarian CancerOvarian Cancer News Stories, Current Ovarian Cancer News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Ovarian_Cancer Ovarian Cancer News Stories Current Ovarian Cancer News Events, Discoveries and Articles Symptom screening plus a simple blood test improves early detection of ovarian cancer Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer - abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating - when combined with the CA125 blood test may improve the early detection of ovarian cancer by 20 percent. (2008-06-23) PET/CT scan could be valuable noninvasive tool for determining stages of ovarian cancer Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanning of patients in the early stages of ovarian cancer can enable physicians to determine whether the cancer has spread to nearby lymph nodes without having to perform surgery. (2008-06-17) Glypican-3 gene function in regulating body size helps inform novel cancer treatments In a leading study that has implications for the development of novel therapies for a number of breast, lung and ovarian cancers that have lost the expression of a gene called glypican-3 (GPC3), Sunnybrook researchers have discovered how the loss of the GPC3 gene induces overgrowth through certain growth factors such as Sonic Hedgehog which stimulate cancer growth. (2008-05-13) Researchers identify new cell targets for preventing growth of breast and other tumors Researchers at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered new targets for cancer treatment aimed at blocking a key step in tumor progression. (2008-04-24) Researchers identify new cell targets for preventing growth of breast and other tumors Researchers at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered new targets for cancer treatment aimed at blocking a key step in tumor progression. (2008-04-24) Ovarian cancer stem cells identified, characterized Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have identified, characterized and cloned ovarian cancer stem cells and have shown that these stem cells may be the source of ovarian cancer's recurrence and its resistance to chemotherapy. (2008-04-18) Drug compound leads to death of ovarian cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy In a discovery that may be useful for maintaining remission in chemo-resistant ovarian cancer, Yale scientists report that pre-clinical studies have shown the drug compound NV-128 can induce the death of ovarian cancer cells by halting the activation of a protein pathway called mTOR. (2008-04-18) Salivary diagnostics, the 'magic mirror' to your health ... at your personal computer Accuracy, convenience, and non-invasiveness are the most critical characteristics for any diagnostic tool. A new concept, Salivaomics Knowledge Base (SKB), an in silico (i.e., performed on computer or via computer simulation) saliva diagnostic atlas, is launching today during the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Dental Research in Dallas, Texas. (2008-04-07) MRI's high false positive rate has little impact on women's choice of preventive mastectomy Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) falsely detects breast cancer in five out of every six positive scans according to new research into the use of MRI for women with a high, inherited risk of developing the disease. However, this high rate of false positives does not have a major impact on a woman's decision whether or not to have a prophylactic mastectomy. (2008-03-26) Neuronal regulators offer potential targets for cancer Being too brainy can be a bad thing in a junior high cafeteria, where the social hierarchy favors other traits. "Braininess" also causes problems for cells. (2008-03-20) |
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