Latest ovarian cancer research news
This is an archive of some news and feature stories from the internet that may be of interest to people in the UK. A short summary links to the original articles. It should be noted that the views expressed are those of the authors or originating journals.
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Young women with ovarian cancer should not resign themselves to never being able to have children, according to a US study November 2006
A Stanford University team found survival rates were significantly lower for the over -60's than for those aged 30-60, and rates remained relatively high among younger patients regardless of whether they had a hysterectomy or less invasive, fertility sparing treatment.
The study of data on more than 28.000 women with epithelial ovarian cancer is in the British Journal of Cancer, but the researchers are not able to say definitively why they have seen this result.
Read more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6121910.stm
Women in sunnier countries have lower ovarian cancer rates November 2006
A major study encompassing 175 countries has concluded that the risk of developing ovarian cancer is up to 60% lower for women living in areas of the world with high ultraviolet B radiation, in other words, in sunnier countries.
It has been clear for some time that women in northern and western climates have higher incidence of the disease, and this study carried out by the University of California in San Diego and published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine, could go some way to explaining this.
Read more at:http://hbns.org/getDocument.cfm
Long term hormone therapy may increase risk of developing ovarian cancer - October 2006
Women who use menopausal hormone replacement therapy for a decade or longer may be more likely to get ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, reported recently on the webmd.com website. Past research studies have had mixed results in trying to determine whether or not there is a link between usage and risk of ovarian cancer. Read more at: www.webmd.com/content/Article/128/116987.htm?printing=true
Intraperitoneal Therapy - October 2006
Debate still continues over this type of treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Recently the National Cancer Institute in America announced a change in the way it would treat women with advanced ovarian cancer, directing clinicians towards the use of chemotherapy drugs delivered directly into the abdomen. To read details click here Read more at: www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/IPchemotherapyrelease
This has sparked some debate outside the US, and to read recent comment on this subject we can suggest the following two articles which have different opinions expressed in a recent edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (Vol 24, no28 (October 1) 2006. http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/24/28/4528?ct=ct http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/24/28/4531?ct=ct
If you have comments on this subject please email sam@ovarian.org.uk
Obesity and Ovarian cancer - September 2006
Women who are obese get more aggressive ovarian cancers and are more likely to die from the disease according to US scientists, published recently on the BBC News website. Read more at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5284656.stm