Women's Cancer Research Foundation
Liquid Biopsy in Ovarian Cancer
In recent years there have been considerable efforts to develop a blood test or liquid biopsy...
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The Women’s Cancer Research Foundation (WCRF) annually publishes and funds numerous clinical studies on breast and gynecologic (ovarian, endometrial, and cervical) cancers. The WCRF’s oncology experts work tirelessly with the belief that each new clinical study has the potential to fundamentally improve the outcomes of patients diagnosed with breast and gynecologic cancers.
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Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Risk of Peritoneal Cancer After Risk-Reducing Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy for Women
The average lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer risk for women who harbor a BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic germline mutation is 44% & 17%
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Jun 28, 2022
- 2 min
Daily Aspirin Offers No Benefit in Breast Cancer Survivors
A recent study reported that daily intake of aspirin does not appear to prevent a recurrence of invasive breast cancer.
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
Impact of Care by Gynecologic Oncologists on Primary Ovarian Cancer Survival: Population-based Study
Prompt treatment of advanced-stage ovarian cancer by a gynecologic oncologist with a combination of surgery and chemotherapy is approved...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Jun 15, 2022
- 2 min
Contraceptive Use and the Risk of Ovarian Cancer Among Women With a BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation
Women with a BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation have a higher lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer.
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Apr 22, 2022
- 2 min
Clinical Characteristics, Pregnancy Outcomes & Ovarian Function - A Retrospective Age-Matched Study
Researchers evaluated the prognosis and pregnancy outcomes of pregnancy-associated breast cancer, a rare disease with increasing incidence.
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
Breast Cancer and Community-Based Oncology Depression Screening Program
Researchers sought to examine if a greater proportion of breast cancer referrals to behavioral health could be achieved for patients in...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Apr 7, 2022
- 1 min
Cancer Risks Associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 Pathogenic Variants
In a recent study, age-specific risk estimates of cancers, excluding breast and ovarian cancer, associated with pathogenic variants in...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Human Papillomavirus Infection Determines Prognosis in Cervical Cancer
Clinical research has identified a strong association between the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) and invasive cervical cancer...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
Breast Cancer 2021
Breast cancer incidence has recently increased by 0.5% per year in the US and remains the 2nd leading cause of cancer death in women.
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
Breast Cancer Surveillance Following Ovarian Cancer in BRCA Mutation Carriers
Women with a BRCA 1 or 2 mutation carriers have an increased risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. However....
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 25, 2022
- 1 min
Use of Beta‐Blockers and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer
There has been some speculation that beta-blockers possess anti-cancer properties. Hence, researchers endeavored to retrieve...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 22, 2022
- 1 min
A Novel Treatment For Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Every year in the U.S., 22,000 to 24,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Patient survival depends upon the responses to...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 10, 2022
- 1 min
Overall Survival and Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients With Advanced Ovarian Cancer
In a recent JAMA study, researchers endeavored to determine if there were differences in overall survival among ovarian cancer patients...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
Why Black Women with Ovarian Cancer Require Greater Focus
While mortality due to ovarian cancer is decreasing overall, Black women continue to have lower survival rates and higher rates of disease..
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Mar 2, 2022
- 1 min
Ovarian Cancer Update
Last year, an estimated 314,000 people worldwide developed ovarian cancer, a condition associated with a 50% mortality rate.
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
4 in 10 Fractures in Breast Cancer Patients Are Pathologic
Breast cancer is associated with an increased fracture risk, attributed in part to estrogen deficiency, aromatase inhibitors frailty, and..
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Feb 11, 2022
- 2 min
Certain Cancers Increase Stroke Risk, New Analysis Confirms
A 2021 systematic review from Journal of Cancer Survivorship revealed that people living with select cancers have a significantly higher...
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Feb 9, 2022
- 1 min
Sugary Food and Beverage Consumption and the Risk of Developing Ovarian Cancer
Select researchers have inquired if refined sugars contribute to the manifestation of Ovarian Cancer.
Women's Cancer Research Foundation
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
Body Mass Index and Risk of Second Cancer Among Women with Breast Cancer
Recent Study: significantly increased risk of second cancers observed with breast cancer survivors who exhibited an increase in BMI.
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