Ovarian Cancer

A recent study examined how age plays a factor in cancer risk for women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation.

Superior progression-free survival (PFS) was seen in patients with ovarian cancer who previously had a partial response (PR) to platinum-based therapy when they took Zejula (niraparib). This response was seen in patients with or without germline BRCA mutations, according to data from the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA trial presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting.

The idea of interfering with DNA’s self-repair capabilities has been at the heart of this decade’s progress in treating ovarian cancer, and the focus now is on combining PARP inhibitors with other types of therapies.

Sharon Bober, PhD, discusses how patients can ask their doctors about sexual health.

Ilana Cass, M.D. of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center discusses some of the unknown potential side effects of preventive surgery for ovarian cancer.

The program XRAYS is a resource to help patients, survivors and their loved ones make sense of the articles on hereditary cancer they see in the mainstream media and via social media platforms.

The uncertainty that arises from an ovarian cancer diagnosis can be very stressful. A recent study examined these feelings that many women with the disease are experiencing.

A recent study found Avastin to be more effective in treating certain types of ovarian cancers.

Black and Latina women with ovarian cancer were less likely than white women to enroll in hospice care within the last 30 days.

Ovarian cancer is rare, and receives less research funding than some other cancers.

The investigational compound targets overexpressed folate receptor-alpha.

After eight years with no new treatments for ovarian cancer, PARP inhibitors and anti-angiogenics are benefiting patients.

Shana Wingo, M.D., discussed advancements being made in the field of surgery for patients with gynecologic cancers.

A recent study examined common co-morbidities, such as diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, and their effects on ovarian cancer survival.