For years medical students had it drummed into their heads in class, and the message was passed on to doctors in training by their teachers and their textbooks: ovarian…

A new University of Michigan Medical School study sheds light on cell defects that lead to one common type of ovarian cancer and puts forth a promising new mouse model that…

New non-toxic and targeted therapies for metastatic breast and ovarian cancers may now be possible, thanks to a discovery by a team of researchers at the…

Oral contraceptives with low levels of estrogen and progestin reduce the risk of ovarian cancer even more than older versions of the ‘Pill’, according to investigators at the University of Hawaii…

Researchers have identified markers unique to the cells of blood vessels running through ovarian tumors. The finding, while preliminary, could one day improve screening, diagnosis and treatment for this disease.

The team…

A new study suggests that ovarian cancer cells form by hijacking a developmental genetic process normally used to form fallopian tubes. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the…

Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that women treated for ovarian cancer are at increased risk of a rapid and potentially fatal recurrence if their tumor cells have high levels…

“Major progress” has been achieved in developing chemotherapy combinations to prolong life in patients with ovarian cancer, according to a team of researchers in Greece, the UK, and the…

Younger women with ovarian cancer have better survival rates than older patients, even if they have surgery to conserve their fertility, scientists said on Tuesday.

Ovarian cancer is known as the…

Women with ovarian cancer who are overweight or obese fare worse than normal-weight patients, a new study shows.

“This is just one more reason why women should work to maintain an…

The risk of ovarian cancer is increased in women who use unopposed estrogen for 10 years or more, and in those taking estrogen and progestin for 5 years or more,…

Women who undergo removal of both ovaries before the age of 45 years have an increased risk of early mortality if they do not receive estrogen replacement treatment up…

A breast cancer family history, as well as a woman’s age and her own personal history of breast cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing ovarian…

Whether or not a woman is obese will likely affect her outcome once she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The…

By combining a compound produced by the plant St. John’s wort with polymeric nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Geneva in Switzerland have developed a…

A study of women with ovarian cancer undergoing chemotherapy shows that those with a more optimistic outlook were less distressed and had a better quality of life.

The study team…

The drug topotecan does not increase survival for ovarian cancer patients when used with standard chemotherapy in first-line treatment and is not recommended for future…

Women with mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can significantly reduce their risk of certain types of cancer by having their ovaries removed, according to a…

The benefits of physical activity do not extend to reducing the risk of developing ovarian cancer, according to a new study reported in the International Journal of Cancer.

“However,…

Being overweight in young adulthood or later in life may raise a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer, particularly if she’s never had children, researchers have found.

In a study of…

A new multicenter study is the first to suggest that the prophylactic removal of the ovaries and fallopian tubes may provide a different benefit for women…

Canadian researchers are embarking on a project to develop new ways to detect ovarian cancer earlier, when it is treatable.

The multidisciplinary team from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), and…

The accuracy of PET-CT for detecting recurrent ovarian cancer is high, more accurate even than either CT or PET alone, says a new study by researchers from Massachusetts…

Ginger is known to ease nausea and control inflammation. But researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center are investigating a new use for this age-old remedy: treating ovarian…

According to the National Cancer Institute, ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. An estimated…