Discuss the latest in ovarian cancer research. What have you been hearing and reading about in current articles and news reports?
- By joseph2 · August 26, 2008
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- The FDA is calling the new Ovasure test (which you may also know as the Yale test) "Not sufficiently tested." And the Society of Gynecological Oncologists shares this sentiment. Here's a link to the NYTimes ...
- By sport · August 13, 2008
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- Has anyone used low dose naltrexone ...
- By JUST_MERIA · August 5, 2008
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- helllo my name is maria and i am 27 years old. 1. my mother 57 years old, she is now in the hospital. she has ovarian cancer and it is very bad. she has fluid in her lungs, and in her belly. she can not ...
- By dleach · July 29, 2008
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- Here at Inspire we often use the phrase "Together, we're better". It's our catchy way of saying that we believe in the power of the working together to improve our health and well being. Part of our work ...
- By joseph2 · July 22, 2008
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- Some scientists have taken an intriguing approach to fighting cancer by "dragging" it out of the body with magnets. I think it's best to let the article explain itself: "Magnetic nanoparticles coated ...
- By artattack59 · July 4, 2008
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- To All: Something has been gnawing at me since the dx of 3c OVC. Since I began ovulating at about the age of 14, I have experienced "Mittelschmerz", ( the term for ovulation pain). The pain so bad that ...
- By jeaniet · June 4, 2008
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- U Calif at Davis is doing some promising preliminary research on a diagnostic test for OC, believing that there is an unusual sugar configuration that is closely tied to the presence of OC. They haven't ...
- By suzishoes · May 26, 2008
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- Diagnosed with clear cell April 2006, stage 1A, and scared about the reports of recurrence with this cell type, I have spent hours reading about this rare epithelial ovca online. The link between clear ...
- By suemac · May 16, 2008
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- Hi Ladies, I've noticed a number of you have been on fertility drugs. The literature indicates they are not sure if it is the drugs or the intial cause of infertility that increases the risk of ovca ...
- By joseph2 · March 13, 2008
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- The below quote is from an article is from the Mirror, a British tabloid. It has a few errors, for instance calling CA 125 a new test, so I'm sorry. But one thing it's not in error about is this: "The ...
- By afdunberger · February 28, 2008
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- "The Effect of Two Exercise Programs on Physical Fitness and Psychological Well-being of Cancer Survivors: An Ongoing Clinical Research Study at the National Institutes of Health" Dawn B. Wallerstedt ...
- By joseph2 · February 27, 2008
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- Potentially exciting news: potential ovarian treatment improvement In the past six months, I've reviewed so many articles and findings regarding OC, and some have fallen flat, but there have been some ...
- By Shearaw · February 22, 2008
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- Hi All, Last week I was shown a fascinating and very readable article from the January 2008 issue of Scientific American, titled, "Taming Vessels to Treat Cancer," by Rakesh Jain. The author is a long ...
- By afdunberger · February 13, 2008
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- New Test Detects Early Stage Ovarian Cancer With 99 Percent Accuracy ScienceDaily (Feb. 13, 2008) — Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a blood test with enough sensitivity and specificity ...
- By dragonfly · February 9, 2008
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- I have heard conflicting information about eating soy or soy based products. My gyn/onc advised NOT to consume soy because the phyto-estrogens may allow cancer cells to grow. My friend's doctor advised ...
- By zircons · January 24, 2008
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- Have you heard about the research that has been done regarding taking the pill and ovarian cancer? They are saying that if you took the pill, the odds of getting ovarian cancer have been reduced for some ...
- By teal_lover35 · January 16, 2008
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- I have heard for many many years that the Talc in baby powder could possible be a cause of Ovarian Cancer in some women. When I found out that my mother was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in 2002, I researched ...
- By freckles8221 · December 30, 2007
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- I'm 25 and had my blood drawn for BRAC-1 mutation. I will find out the results shortly. Is there anyone else who has been tested and is around my age ...
- By Jean1 · November 11, 2007
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- I'm just curius. I was diagnosed with stage lll ovarian cancer in July of 2005. Since Nov 22, of that year I have been in remission. My question is, does anyone remeber breaking out in a rash anytime ...
- By EmilyRB · November 11, 2007
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- Hello I had early stage breast cancer about 6 years ago, then ovarian cancer 3 years ago. I was tested and found out I have the BRCA 2 gene. I am interested to chat with others with the gene, especially ...
