By Emily Rekstis | May 13, 2017 | NewBeauty.com It’s a little well-known fact in the beauty world that the FDA doesn’t have the strictest of regulations when it comes to monitoring beauty products. However, there are now two senators who are looking to change that. Senators Dianne Feinstein ... Read More »
Unexpected presence of glucose receptor in ovarian cancer links metabolism to most aggressive cases
A new study of non-diabetic women with ovarian cancer reveals a potential correlation and area for further study regarding the expression of the GLUT1 glucose transporter receptor at the cancer tissue level. GLUT1 is a receptor protein involved in the absorption of glucose, or sugar, in the ... Read More »
Combination therapy could provide new treatment option for ovarian cancer
Researchers have been trying to understand why up to 85 percent of women experience recurrence of high-grade serous ovarian cancer -- the most common subtype of ovarian cancer -- after standard treatment with the chemotherapy drug carboplatin. Preclinical research from Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh, who ... Read More »
Women should continue cervical cancer screening as they approach age 65
Adjusted rates for cervical cancer do not decline until age 85, signaling a need for ongoing surveillance, according to a new study Cervical cancer is often thought of as a disease that primarily affects young women. Because of this, many older women fail to keep up with appropriate screening as ... Read More »
Ovarian Cancer and Genetics
Written by Yolanda Smith, BPharm Women who have a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer are more likely to be affected by cancer of the ovaries, fallopian tube, or peritoneal cavity. This is thought to be due to a mutation in one of the genes that are involved in the regulation of ... Read More »
Teen model Peyton Linafelter describes her battle with stage 4 ovarian cancer
By Stephanie Nolasco | Published April 04, 2017 | FoxNews.com At age 15, Peyton Linafelter was having one of the best years of her life. The Colorado native was just learning to drive and had the chance to see Taylor Swift in concert where she was scouted by an agent to become a model. But just a ... Read More »
Weight Loss Tied to Lower Risk of Uterine Cancer
By Robert Preidt (HealthDay Reporter) Benefit was greatest in women who were obese and achieved a normal weight, study suggests THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss may lower older women's risk of cancer of the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, a new study suggests. "Many ... Read More »
‘Daddy’s Hands’ Singer Holly Dunn Dead at 59
By Jon Freeman Singer-songwriter Holly Dunn, who enjoyed a string of top 10 country hits such as "Daddy's Hands" and "You Really Had Me Going" in the late Eighties and early Nineties, has died at 59 following a battle with ovarian cancer. Nashville's WSMV reports that Dunn was in hospice care in ... Read More »
8 things every woman should know about endometrial cancer
by Sarah Long Endometrial cancer is the most common female reproductive cancer, so why don't we hear more about it? The world lost the amazing, glass ceiling-shattering Gwen Ifill on Monday, less than a year after the PBS NewsHour co-anchor was diagnosed with cancer, according to CNN ... Read More »
Cobie Smulders Had Ovarian Cancer At 25—Here Are The Symptoms You Should Know
By Amy Marturana | Self Magazine In today’s Lenny Letter, actress Cobie Smulders shared her experience of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was 25. After multiple surgeries, and a big lifestyle overhaul, the How I Met Your Mother star came out on the other side with a clean bill of ... Read More »
