Ovarian cancer
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Leukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer PatientsLeukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer Patients THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A drug for people with a form of leukemia holds promise as a possible treatment for ovarian cancer, new research suggests. The drug dasatinib... In this article: Ovarian cancer, Leukemia, University of California at Los Angeles, Dasatinib, Cancer, Myeloid leukemia, and United States |
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Medical News Today | November 11, 2009
FDA Approved Leukemia Drug Shows Promising Activity In Ovarian Cancer Cells
FDA Approved Leukemia Drug Shows Promising Activity In Ovarian Cancer Cells Article Date: 11 Nov 2009 - 1:00 PST The drug Sprycel, approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia,...
In this article: Sprycel, Cancer, FDA, UCLA, Herceptin, Leukemia, Medical advice, Amplification, and Targeted therapy
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MedicineNet | October 12, 2009
Breast Cancer
cyclophosphamide, Cytoxan - Explains the medication cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), a drug used for the treatment of several types of cancers and often in combination with other drugs to treat breast cancer, leukemia and ovarian cancer. CA...
In this article: Breast cancer, Cancer, Cyclophosphamide, Surgery, Mastectomy, Biopsy, Pelvic inflammatory disease, and Leukemia
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Seeking Alpha | November 03, 2009
Cramer's Mad Money - Agnico Eagle's Golden Disappointment (11/2/09)
...patent in 2012. Currently Bristol Myers has a Phase III drug for metastic melanoma, Erbitux for colorectal, head and neck cancer, Sprycel for Leukemia, Ixempra for breast cancer and Taxol for breast, lung and ovarian cancer. Sprycel is the...
In this article: Jim Cramer, Pfizer, Bristol Myers, Jarden, Stanley Works, Black & Decker, BHP, 3M, Cancer, and Agnico Eagle Mines
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Wikipedia | November 05, 2009
Kava
...of cancer cells. The Aberdeen University researchers published in the journal The South Pacific Journal of Natural Science that kava methanol extracts had been shown to kill leukemia and ovarian cancer cells in test tubes. The kava compounds...
In this article: Kava, Niacin, Kavalactone, Pacific Ocean, Hawaii, Allergy, Rash, Glutathione, European Union, and Vanuatu
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EntreMed's ENMD-2076 Active In Solid And Hematological Cancers
...continues to enroll patients and pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic activity is being monitored. Ovarian Cancer Initial Phase 2 Indication While early Phase 1 data from the leukemia study are encouraging, the Company has selected ovarian...
In this article: Cancer, Leukemia, Medical advice, Revenue, UCLA, Chronic myelogenous leukemia, Antibiotic, and Acute myeloid leukemia
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AMERICAblog | August 12, 2009
HHS: Insurance Companies Encourage Employees to Revoke Sick People's Health Coverage
...the committee that they automatically investigate the medical records of every policyholder with certain conditions, including leukemia, ovarian cancer, brain cancer, and becoming pregnant with twins, the committee staff wrote. In...
In this article: HHS, WellPoint, Cancer, Patrick McHenry, Leukemia, Osteoporosis, Assurant, and Wash Post
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Ovarian cancer is a cancerous growth arising from an ovary. The cancer most commonly forms in the lining of the ovary (resulting in epithelial ovarian cancer) or in the egg cells (resulting in a germ cell tumor). Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death from cancer in women and the leading cause of death from gynecological cancer. A woman has a lifetime risk of ovarian cancer of around 1.5%, which makes it the second most common gynecologic malignancy (the first being breast cancer).
Ovarian cancer has been named 'the silent killer' because it frequently causes non-specific symptoms, which contributes to diagnostic delay, diagnosis in a late stage and a poor prognosis. Most women with ovarian cancer report one or more symptoms such as abdominal pain or discomfort, an abdominal mass, bloating, back pain, urinary urgency, constipation, tiredness and a range of other non-specific symptoms, as well as more specific symptoms such as pelvic pain, abnormal vaginal bleeding or involuntary weight loss. There can be a build-up of fluid in the abdominal cavity (this is called ascites).
The diagnosis of ovarian cancer can be suspected from an abnormal physical examination (including a pelvic examination), a blood test (for CA-125, more specifically) or from medical imaging studies. The diagnosis can be confirmed with a surgical procedure (open or keyhole surgery) to inspect the abdominal cavity, take biopsies (tissue samples for microscopic analysis) and look for cancer cells in the abdominal fluid. Treatment usually involves chemotherapy and surgery, and sometimes radiotherapy.
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