Monday, August 31, 2009
Don't keep cancer in the family - The Irish Times - Tue, Sep 01, 2009
Don't keep cancer in the family - The Irish Times - Tue, Sep 01, 2009: "“As a society we really need to protect our patients because once you find one of these families, you have individuals with the strongest conceivable risk of cancer, far greater than smoking or any other cancer-causing agent,” he says." (Dr Henry Lynch, Sr)
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Analysis of Contemporary Trends in Access to High-Volume Ovarian Cancer Surgical Care.
in the absence of the full text, note that "high volume' may or may not include a gynecologic oncologist
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
OvPlex (UK) New blood test to detect ovarian cancer could save thousands
New blood test to detect ovarian cancer could save thousands
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 8:55 AM on 25th August 2009
A blood test that could save thousands of women's lives by detecting ovarian cancer at an early stage is to be launched in Britain.
The test, called OvPlex, is expected to be available for doctors to use by the end of the year.
It works by analysing just a few drops of blood to look for signs of five different chemicals released by tumour cells as they grow.
Tests show that when all five are detectable in the blood, there is a very good chance cancerous cells are forming on the ovaries.
Outside Australia, where the test was developed, Britain and Ireland are the first countries where it will be used to spot signs of cancer at a much earlier stage than doctors can do now.
More than 6,000 women a year in the UK are diagnosed with cancer of the ovaries and the annual death toll is around 4,500.
The disease accounts for about 5 per cent of cancer deaths in women. It is sometimes known as a 'silent killer' because, for many victims, symptoms only appear once it is already fairly advanced.
The tumours tend to grow slowly and research shows it can take an average of five years before a woman notices any symptoms and seeks medical help.
But the OvPlex test could catch cancers while they are still very small and have not spread.
If the disease is picked up early, 80 per cent of sufferers will still be alive after five years.
The main risk factors include a family history of the disease, having already had breast cancer and starting periods at a young age.
'Given the advantages of early detection of ovarian cancer, OvPlex may save many thousands of lives,' said Nick Gatsios, of HealthLinx, the Melbourne-based firm that developed it.
Dr Sarah Blagden, from the Ovarian Cancer Action Research Centre at Imperial College, London, said the OvPlex test looks 'very promising'.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Phase III Trial of Observation Versus Six Courses of Paclitaxel in Patients With Advanced Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Complete Response After Six Courses of Paclitaxel/Platinum-Based Chemotherapy: Final Results of the After-6 Protocol 1 -- Pecorelli et al., 10.1200/JCO.2009.21.9691 -- Journal of Clinical Oncology
Friday, August 21, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
N.E.D. | Facebook
The debut EP from N.E.D.
CD will be released to the public on 9/8/09 in both online downloadable and hard copy formats. Also, band members will be selling CDs as well.
Host:N.E.D.
Time:1:00AM Tuesday, September 8th
Location:U.S.A.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Friday, August 07, 2009
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Cases - Losing a Comforting Ritual - Treatment - NYTimes.com
For those who have never been seriously ill, treatment often seems cut and dried. You get sick, you get treated and, in theory, you get better. One day you’re a patient, the next you’re not. Simple, right?...
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
New Gene for Ovarian Cancer - BNC2 "EYES ON DNA"
New Gene for Ovarian Cancer - BNC2: "In September 2007, I interviewed two women who’d experienced ovarian cancer – Sandi Pniauskas and Carolyn Benivegna. Sadly, Carolyn died a year later but Sandi carries on her work to bring awareness to ovarian cancer. She is urging people to sign the petition for an ovarian cancer awareness postage stamp in memory of Carolyn."
Detecting Ovarian Cancer Early: Closing In on the Holy Grail - WSJ.com
As a result, even though ovarian cancer is relatively rare—the lifetime risk is 1 in 70, compared with 1 in 8 for breast cancer—it is frequently fatal.
Monday, August 03, 2009
Print the Petition (as below)
You can cut and paste this into a word program or contact Ovacome for a better copy:
USPS Petition
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Postage Stamp
We, the undersigned, fully support the proposal initiated in 2001, and requested every year since then, by Carolyn Benivegna. This proposal requests the creation of an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Postage Stamp. The heightened awareness can help save women’s lives, and we urge you to do this as quickly as possible. We collect signatures every year. Please sign year after year for us to send to the USPS Stamp committee each year.
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Return signatures to and if you have questions/comments:
Ovacome - Kim Snyder 2965 164th Avenue North, Clearwater, FL 33760 Email: OvCaSurvivor@verizon.net
Online petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ovcastamp/
Sign petition for ovarian cancer please
Hello,
I am with Ovacome in Tampa, FL. I am collecting the signatures for a Ovarian Cancer USPS postage stamp project.
I have attached a signature form and the email. I would like to ask you a huge favor and see if you can have people sign the petition form.
The bottom of the page has my address. Once you have collected any signatures, please send me the signed forms.
I am collecting them to send to the USPS Stamp committee. ( Ovacome - Kim Snyder 2965 164th Avenue North, Clearwater, FL 33760 Email: OvCaSurvivor@verizon.net
Online petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ovcastamp/ ).
If you or anyone has any questions, please contact me.
Thanks,
Kim Snyder
Email: OvCaSurvivor@verizon.net
Please forward this to your friends and family.
Together we can make an OvCa stamp a reality. We have been requesting an ovarian cancer awareness postage stamp annually since 2001 and need your help. If you would like to support our goals, please sign our online petition. We will submit a request to the U.S. Postal Service along with the signatures that share in our quest to make this a reality.
In memory of Carolyn Benivegna, survivors, family and friends of those touched by ovarian cancer, please click on the link and help us send our message through the U. S. Postal Service. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ovcastamp
Thank you.
Kim
Ovacome
www.ovacome.org
ovcasurvivor@verizon.net
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ovcastamp
on behalf of the late Carolyn Benivegna: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Postage Stamp Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]
Please circulate and sign this petition on behalf of not only Carolyn but ovarian cancer women and their families/friends.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
How Much Evidence Do We Need to Change Practices in Which We Firmly Believe? - Journal Watch (General)
"The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken."
BBC NEWS | Health | Flawed gene link to ovary cancer
BBC NEWS | Health | Flawed gene link to ovary cancer: "It is the first time scientists have found a SNP linked uniquely to risk of ovarian cancer."
Saturday, August 01, 2009
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