Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy use associated with increased ovarian cancer risk
1. In this meta-analysis of postmenopausal women with ovarian cancer, the risk of ovarian cancer was strongly associated with recent ...
Tag: ovarian cancer
Initial surgical aggressiveness may not improve ovarian cancer outcomes
1. In a retrospective review of over 600 patients with ovarian cancer, preoperative disease burden was the single most significant ...
Patient Basics: Ovarian Cancer
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Ovarian cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the ovaries. ...
DNA from tampons may be a sensitive test for high-grade ovarian cancer
1. In a small study of five women, vaginal DNA from tampons had a 60% sensitivity for detecting high-grade serous ...
Image-guided biopsy of indeterminate ovarian masses appears safe and effective
1. Ultrasound- or computed tomography (CT)-guided ovarian mass biopsy yielded diagnostically sufficient samples with a sensitivity and specificity of 100% ...
Clinically undetectable ovarian and tubal tumors may be present in high-risk patients
1. A non-randomized control trial of 996 women at high risk for developing ovarian and tubal cancer found that 2.6% ...
The TRINOVA-1 trial: trebananib decreases progression of recurrent ovarian cancer
1. Ovarian cancer patients randomized to receive paclitaxel + trebananib had improved progression-free survival versus paclitaxel + placebo. 2. Patients ...
Becavizumab may improve progression free survival in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
Image: PD 1. Combining bevacizumab with standard chemotherapy improved progression free survival and objective response rate in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. ...
Oral contraceptive pills associated with reduction in ovarian cancer incidence
Image: PD 1. Women who used oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) were at a significantly lower risk of developing ovarian cancer ...
