Tag Archives: Ovarian

Ovarian Cancer Vaccine: Could OvarianVax Stop the Disease Before It Starts?

A groundbreaking cancer vaccine, OvarianVax, is currently being developed by researchers at the University of Oxford. This potential vaccine offers new hope in the fight against ovarian cancer, a disease known for its high mortality rate and silent progression. If successful, OvarianVax could prevent ovarian cancer from developing, changing the way the disease is approached… Read More: Ovarian Cancer Vaccine: Could OvarianVax Stop the Disease Before It… »

Conception: should I get an ovarian reserve test?

Have you heard the term ovarian reserve? Healthista Editor Olivia Hartland-Robbins finds looks into what ovarian reserve means and what getting it tested can tell you about conception and fertility Wouldn’t it be great for women to predict their chances of pregnancy before they start trying? Getting pregnant should be an easy and natural process,… Read More: Conception: should I get an ovarian reserve test? »

Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce early deaths

A large-scale randomised trial of annual screening for ovarian cancer, led by UCL researchers, did not succeed in reducing deaths from the disease, despite one of the screening methods tested detecting cancers earlier. Results from the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) have been published in a report in the medical journal The… Read More: Screening for ovarian cancer did not reduce early deaths »

PTSD linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer

Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in life had a twofold greater risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women who never had any PTSD symptoms, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Moffitt Cancer Center. The… Read More: PTSD linked to increased risk of ovarian cancer »