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High ovarian cancer risk among young breast cancer patients STOCKHOLM -- Aug. 28, 2002 -- Women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 40 who have a close relative who has had either breast or ovarian cancer are seven times more likely to develop ovarian cancer compared with women with breast cancer without a family history of either disease, according to a new study of Swedish women. Virus strain closely linked to cervical cancer SEATTLE -- July 25, 2002 -- Women infected with a certain strain of a sexually transmitted virus are 100 times more likely to develop cervical cancer than women not infected with the virus say Dutch scientists. Ovarian cancer linked to estrogen replacement therapy BETHESDA, Md. -- July 13, 2001 -- Hard on the heels of a study last week that found combination hormone replacement treatment increases the risk of breast cancer and cardiovascular disease, another large study has found that treatments using estrogen alone increases the risk of ovarian cancer. Molecule may explain false negative pap smears LOS ANGELES -- June 18, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- Approximately 40 percent of women may be getting false negative results on their routine Pap tests because of a molecule that can keep precancerous cells from being picked up during the exam, according to a study released today. Menopause therapy linked to higher ovarian cancer risk BETHESDA, Md. Apr. 4, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- A study of Swedish women suggests that some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) modestly increases the risk of ovarian cancer. Drug for uterine disease linked to ovarian cancer PITTSBURGH -- March 18, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- A commonly prescribed medication for treating endometriosis appears to triple the risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new study. High-tech method detects early stage ovarian cancer BETHESDA, Md. Feb. 10, 2002 -- Researchers have developed a high-tech method for diagnosing ovarian cancer from a blood sample at an early stage when a cure is much more likely. No link between fertility drugs and ovarian cancer PITTSBURGH -- Jan. 28, 2002 (Cancer Digest) -- Fertility drugs do not boost the risk of ovarian cancer, according to the largest study to date. Hormone progestin protects against ovarian cancer DURHAM, N.C. -- Jan. 2. 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- A new study shows that oral contraceptives with higher levels of progestin seem to reduce a woman's risk of ovarian cancer. Quality of life is not affected by diagnosis of cancer SUBIACO, Australia -- Sep. 10, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Despite the physical and emotional struggles cancer patients face, many survivors report good quality of life -- better, in some cases, than the general public or their physicians would guess, according to a new study. Ovarian cancer may have symptoms after all SEATTLE -- Aug. 2, 2001 (Cancer Digest) -- Subtle differences in common symptoms may signal ovarian cancer, and developing the means to identify those differences could for the first time offer women a chance of detecting the deadly cancer earlier, say researchers. New drug as effective, safer for ovarian cancer RARITAN, NJ - July 25, 2001 A new version of an effective drug for ovarian cancer may be as effective as current drugs but hold fewer harmful side effects according to results of one of the largest clinical trials ever conducted for ovarian cancer. Virus not directly linked to cervical cancer SAN FRANCISCO June 20, 2001 -- A 10-year study has shown that more than half of sexually active young women will be infected with a virus associated with cancer if they remain sexually active over three years, and the risk is boosted 10-fold with each new partner. Ovarian cancer trial to test new drug SEATTLE -- May 2, 2001 -- A nationwide clinical trial for ovarian cancer gets under way today to test a new drug's ability to choke off tumor blood supply. Strain of human papilloma virus doubles risk of dying SEATTLE, Mar. 30, 2001 (Cancer Digest) A particular strain of the virus that causes genital warts, found in up to 30 percent of women with cervical cancer, appears to double the risk of dying from the cancer as compared to women whose cancer is associated with other strains of the virus say researchers. Long-term estrogen therapy may increase ovarian cancer risk ATLANTA Mar. 21, 2001 (Cancer Digest) Postmenopausal women who use estrogen for 10 or more years may have twice the risk of dying from ovarian cancer as compared to women who have never used the hormone, say researchers in Atlanta. Growing evidence shows aspirin reduces ovarian cancer risk NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 6, 2001 (PRNewswire) -- Long-term aspirin use may decrease the risk of the most common type of ovarian cancer say researchers. New explanation for how birth control pill cuts cancer risk NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Mar. 4, 2001 -- Preventing ovarian cancer may be possible for all women in the future, if research findings in monkeys are borne out in humans. Vinegar plus HPV test identifies women at risk for cervical cancer BALTIMORE -- Feb. 5, 2001 -- In a study with significant implications for women in developing countries, doctors have shown that a simple test for the virus that causes cervical cancer together with a visual exam was more accurate in detecting the cancer. Ovarian cancer treatment receives approval EDMONTON, ALBERTA -- Feb. 1, 2001-- A drug treatment developed to improve the quality of life for women with ovarian cancer has been approved for use in Canada. Combination therapy sharply boosts survival
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