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Death From Ovarian Cancer: 2 Reproductive Factors Are Important Predictors

Posted by admin on Julio 9th, 2009 under ovarian cancer Tags: ,  •  No Comments

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that survival among women with ovarian cancer is influenced by age of menarche and total number of lifetime ovulatory cycles.
This finding suggests that hormonal activity over the course of a womans lifetime may influence the prognosis after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Results of [...]

European Urology July Issue Reviews Prostate Screening Studies

Posted by admin on Julio 1st, 2009 under ovarian cancer Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

The July issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an editorial by Lars Holmberg comparing the results from the European Randomised Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) with the results from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) In the editorial, Professor Holmberg writes [...]