Sharon Clark and Sgt Danielle Cameron both know the Hills well and have joined with comedian Jean Kittson to raise awareness about ovarian cancer.
While none of the women have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, 1 in 70 women in Australia will develop the disease in their lifetime.
According to Ovarian [...] Continue Reading…
February 13th, 2010 | Posted in Ovarian Cancer | No Comments
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A new diagnostic tool physicians can use to monitor patients for the most common form of ovarian cancer may soon be available in the United States. Abbott’s ARCHITECT HE4 assay uses a simple blood test to help in monitoring for the [...] Continue Reading…
February 12th, 2010 | Posted in Ovarian Cancer | No Comments
Abbott Labs before the end of the year plans to debut its Architect HE4 assay, which is designed to help oncologists monitor patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common form of the disease.
Abbott today announced it had submitted the immunoassay for regulatory approval with FDA. The company is [...] Continue Reading…
February 11th, 2010 | Posted in Ovarian Cancer | No Comments
Australian comedian and actress Jean Kittson has urged Australian women to learn the symptoms of ovarian cancer because, despite popular belief, a Pap smear won’t detect it.
Kittson, the ambassador for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, is encouraging women of all ages to read up on the symptoms in a bid [...] Continue Reading…
February 10th, 2010 | Posted in Ovarian Cancer | No Comments
Despite a recent consensus statement encouraging use of certain symptoms in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, symptoms such as abdominal pain or urinary urgency are poor predictors of the disease, particularly early-stage disease, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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February 9th, 2010 | Posted in Ovarian Cancer | No Comments