Read more ovarian cancer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2967/ovarian-cancer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:01:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72062/husband-enlists-to-get-wife-back-into-chemotherapy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOut of a job and unable to find work as the recession grinds on, a Wisconsin man desperate to find affordable chemotherapy for his cancer-stricken wife turned to Uncle Sam, but not for a handout—Bill Caudle, 39, enlisted in the Army. “Seventy percent of the reason is for the...http://www.newser.com/story/72062/husband-enlists-to-get-wife-back-into-chemotherapy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 20:41:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65939/dna-screening-may-help-beat-ovarian-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn international coalition of geneticists has discovered a DNA variant in women with ovarian cancer that could lead to earlier detection and lower mortality rates, reports the Guardian . More than half of women exhibit the genetic trait, which increases the likelihood of ovarian cancer by up to 40%. The researchers...http://www.newser.com/story/65939/dna-screening-may-help-beat-ovarian-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 6:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62776/new-class-of-drugs-could-revolutionize-cancer-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new class of drugs in development represents the biggest cancer breakthrough in a decade, Robert Bazell writes at NBC. In a study causing much excitement in the medical world, breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer patients treated with Olaparib, one of a group of drugs known as PARP inhibitors, had...http://www.newser.com/story/62776/new-class-of-drugs-could-revolutionize-cancer-treatment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 9:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58888/suit-challenges-patenting-of-cancer-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group of breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients has filed suit against the Patent Office for allowing a company to patent two human genes, the Courthouse News Service reports. The plaintiffs, who also include medical organizations and the ACLU, allege that Myriad Genetics' patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2...http://www.newser.com/story/58888/suit-challenges-patenting-of-cancer-genes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 14:39:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55481/trial-drug-offers-hope-for-ovarian-cancer-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new drug being developed in Britain could someday prolong the lives of thousands of women suffering ovarian cancer, the Guardian reports. Eight of the 18 women involved in the trial, all of whom had been given less than a year to live, saw their tumors stabilize or shrink under...http://www.newser.com/story/55481/trial-drug-offers-hope-for-ovarian-cancer-patients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 6:01:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35806/ovarian-cancer-test-premature-critics-worry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough a new ovarian cancer test gives hope that the 21,000 new cancer cases expected this year may be detected at a treatable stage, the FDA is worried OvaSure may do more harm than good, the New York Times reports. If the unregulated test detects cancer where there isn't...http://www.newser.com/story/35806/ovarian-cancer-test-premature-critics-worry.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Aug 2008 10:32:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31243/fungus-drug-zaps-cancer-in-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA powerful new cancer drug has been developed from a fungus discovered by accident, Reuters reports. The drug, called lodamin, is dramatically effective against a range of cancers and works by starving tumors of blood, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Mice infected with cancer...http://www.newser.com/story/31243/fungus-drug-zaps-cancer-in-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 6:39:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19111/obesity-linked-to-cancers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers have identified a powerful link between being overweight and the risk of developing certain types of cancer. Strong links were discovered between obesity and cancer of the esophagus in men and women, and uterine endometrial and gallbladder cancers in women, reports WebMD. Researchers also found modest connections between obesity...http://www.newser.com/story/19111/obesity-linked-to-cancers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 4:32:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/17304/pill-guards-against-ovarian-cancer-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOral contraceptives "confer powerful and long-lasting protection" against ovarian cancer, a cancer that often proves deadly because it's so difficult to diagnose early, a new study has found. The effect is so strong that women who take the pill for 10 years will enjoy significant protection against ovarian cancer even...http://www.newser.com/story/17304/pill-guards-against-ovarian-cancer-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 8:45:25 CST