News tagged with gynaecological cancer

More than half of women with ovarian cancer face delay in diagnosis

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many women with ovarian cancer can go undiagnosed for months because their symptoms are not always being investigated promptly, warn researchers at the University of Bristol in a study published ...

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New insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring's health

Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring's vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first time.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Immune interaction optimises foetal nourishment during pregnancy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Paternal genes advise maternal immune cells on how to build the best womb for developing foetuses.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Electronic nose detects cancer

Gyorgy Horvath from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and researchers from the University of Gavle and KTH Royal Institute of Technology have been able to confirm in tests that ovarian cancer tissue and healthy tissue ...

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created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify how virus triggers cervical and mouth cancer

University of Manchester scientists have discovered for the first time an important new way in which the human papilloma virus (HPV) triggers cancer in what could lead to new treatments for cervical and mouth cancer.

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created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Signs of womb cancer can be seen with early screening

In a paper published today in Lancet Oncology, scientists in the Gynaecological Cancer Research Centre at UCL have demonstrated that an ultrasound scan being used in screening trials for ovarian cancer can also pick up si ...

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created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers map the way to personalised treatment for ovarian cancer

mis-spellings in a single letter of genetic code – that drive the onset and growth of cancer cells can be detected successfully in advanced ovarian cancer using a technique called OncoMap. The finding opens the way for ...

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created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New treatment to overpower drug resistance in ovarian cancer

Drug resistance is a major obstacle in curing ovarian cancer but new research from the Centenary Institute has discovered a treatment that kills ovarian cancer cells in a new way that can break the resistance mechanism. ...

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created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Female cancer patients find hope in fertility breakthrough

University of Adelaide reproductive health researcher Dr. Kylie Dunning was last night named the 2010 Young Investigator Award winner for her work to help preserve the fertility of female cancer survivors.

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created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intrauterine devices can be used to treat endometrial cancer

Intrauterine devices, originally developed as contraceptives, can also be used to treat and cure cancer of the endometrium according to new research published online in the cancer journal, Annals of Oncology today. The fi ...

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created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study challenges anecdotal evidence of diagnostic delay in ovarian cancer

Most women with ovarian cancer in Australia are investigated and diagnosed promptly, despite anecdotal suggestions to the contrary, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

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created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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