A woman's story of literal strength shows how ovarian cancer can be missed—and the lighthearted recovery milestone every care ...

Rachael Misfud, 38, was diagnosed with cancer nine months after being waitlisted for what was thought to be a benign cyst removal. "I keep thinking, what would have happened if there had been any more ...

Stage III ovarian cancer. The cancer has moved beyond your pelvis. In stage IIIA, it’s spread outside your peritoneal cavity through your lymph nodes. In stage IIIB, your tumor is about 2 ...

That means an ovarian cancer patient could receive an intravenous injection and have her tumor stop growing following one 30-minute, non-invasive magnetic field session. Short treatment sessions ...

Desolina was just 5 years old when she underwent surgery for the removal of a tumor that had developed on one of her ovaries and a fallopian tube. Today, leaders of the National Ovarian Cancer ...

In the stroma of ovarian cancer, a type of progenitor cell normally involved in the growth and repair of healthy tissue (mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) becomes reprogrammed by tumor cells to ...

This is because it specifically targets the cancer cells, which reduces the side effects seen with more conventional therapies. Tumours, such as some breast and ovarian cancers, can express the ...

Surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible ... of high grade serous ovarian cancer with low disease spread and results in a high proportion of complete [surgical removal of the cancer ...

It’s also possible to have both, such as ovarian cysts and ovarian ... they may form a tumor. Malignant tumors are caused by cancer and can spread to nearby tissue. As cancerous tumors grow ...

If the cancer is invasive, spread to the lymph nodes and other organs must be evaluated. Removal of the tumor through a cystoscope frequently is adequate treatment. Over time these tumors have a ...

This allows the nanoparticles to serve as markers on the cancer cells that activate the immune system locally in the tumor. In mouse models of ovarian cancer, this treatment can lead to both tumor ...