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Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer: is a cancer that ignites in the female organs that produce eggs (ovaries). Ovarian cancer frequently goes undetected until it has spread within the pelvis and belly. At this late stage, ovarian cancer is more severe to treat and can be fatal.
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JUL 21, 2016Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e ...JUL 08, 2016Cancer
Clinical trials are often long and expensive. And despite the best efforts, clinical trials sometimes end with inconclus ...JUL 07, 2016Cancer
Ovarian cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers among women and is the 5th leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the ...Written By: Cassidy ReichJUN 21, 2016Cancer
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When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc ...APR 28, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 05, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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There’s a new gene player in breast cancer, and it’s called GT198. Already known to be mutated in early onse ...MAR 11, 2016Videos
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Ovarian cancer kills 14,000 women a year in the United States. It's referred to as the "silent killer" because it's comm ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 21, 2016Cancer
The role of organic compounds called “sphingolipids” in cancer remains a mystery—in particular, the wa ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented ...JAN 21, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Early detection is ...NOV 26, 2015Videos
What is the cure for cancer? Well, it appears that's not the correct way to look at the problem. Cancer isn't one thing. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 24, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste ...NOV 01, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include ...SEP 10, 2015Cancer
Should cost be a concern in cancer testing? Female carriers of mutated BRCA genes have a significantly higher risk for d ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 20, 2015Cancer
There is a new way to look at cancer treatment and a new way to conduct clinical trials for it. Researchers from Memoria ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 27, 2015Cancer
While most scientists have viewed genetic aberrations as the primary cause of almost all cancer, a new study of ovarian ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 22, 2015Cancer
Ovarian cancer strikes terror in women, because symptoms may not be apparent until it is too late for appropriate treatm ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 19, 2015Cancer
Chemicals found in some beloved foods and beverages may help the body to utilize chemotherapy drugs. Valuable in a nutri ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 06, 2015Cancer
While the BRCA2 gene is supposed to suppress tumors, its mutated form puts people at high risk for breast, ovarian and o ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
JUL 21, 2016
Cancer
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Of the 22,000 new e
...
JUL 08, 2016
Cancer
Clinical trials are often long and expensive. And despite the best efforts, clinical trials sometimes end with inconclus
...
JUL 07, 2016
Cancer
Ovarian cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers among women and is the 5th leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
JUN 21, 2016
Cancer
Breast cancer is on the forefront of many cancer research efforts, as it ranks as the most common cancer diagnosed in wo
...
JUN 07, 2016
Microbiology
There’s no such thing as sterile. That’s my opinion, at least. Researchers from the University of North Caro
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 01, 2016
Cancer
Invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in nearly 13,000 American women this year. Although routine Pap screening has
...
MAY 11, 2016
Cancer
When it comes to genetic testing, is more always better? According to a new study, more genetic testing, especially conc
...
APR 28, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
To track cells, new lab-on-a-chip technology is borrowing a technique used by cellular networks to track phones. The dev
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 05, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology continues to amaze and astound the medical field as researchers find more way
...
MAR 24, 2016
Cancer
There’s a new gene player in breast cancer, and it’s called GT198. Already known to be mutated in early onse
...
MAR 11, 2016
Videos
New questions about the safety of talc are arising out of a recent lawsuit. How could a product that is meant to be on t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 04, 2016
Videos
Ovarian cancer kills 14,000 women a year in the United States. It's referred to as the "silent killer" because it's comm
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 21, 2016
Cancer
The role of organic compounds called “sphingolipids” in cancer remains a mystery—in particular, the wa
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Genetic testing for BRCA1/2 mutations is on the rise in young women diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers documented
...
JAN 21, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Ovarian cancers have one of the highest mortality rates, ranking fifth in cancer deaths among women. Early detection is
...
NOV 26, 2015
Videos
What is the cure for cancer? Well, it appears that's not the correct way to look at the problem. Cancer isn't one thing.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 24, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a time when precision medicine and genetic testing are booming, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is taking a ste
...
NOV 01, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Gene-targeted and personalized therapy currently exists for a small handful of diseases, but that list may soon include
...
SEP 10, 2015
Cancer
Should cost be a concern in cancer testing? Female carriers of mutated BRCA genes have a significantly higher risk for d
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 20, 2015
Cancer
There is a new way to look at cancer treatment and a new way to conduct clinical trials for it. Researchers from Memoria
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 27, 2015
Cancer
While most scientists have viewed genetic aberrations as the primary cause of almost all cancer, a new study of ovarian
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 22, 2015
Cancer
Ovarian cancer strikes terror in women, because symptoms may not be apparent until it is too late for appropriate treatm
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 19, 2015
Cancer
Chemicals found in some beloved foods and beverages may help the body to utilize chemotherapy drugs. Valuable in a nutri
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 06, 2015
Cancer
While the BRCA2 gene is supposed to suppress tumors, its mutated form puts people at high risk for breast, ovarian and o
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider