in research: Scientists Work on New System to Capture Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Magnetic Nanoparticles

Arresting Development: Blood Biomarker Patterns May Aid Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer: Scientific American

Note: in research

early research: Blood relations: New study explores early detection of ovarian cancer

Note: in research (single chain variable fragments or scFvs)

Gene link to cancer risk in families - protein RAD51C (news item) breast and ovarian

Note: this report is worthwhile reading especially for those who test negative for BRCA 1/2

"No significant mutations were found in RAD51C in the 620 families with breast cancer only.  However, when they looked at the breast and ovarian cancer families, things got really interesting.  In all, they were able to identify a total of 6 mutations in the 480 families that had sufficient evidence to implicate them in the breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility.  Thus, in this German study of women with unexplained familial breast and ovarian cancer, the cancer susceptibility in 1.3% of the families could be explained by heterozygous mutations in the RAD51C gene."

Toronto hospital goes global to understand cancer treatments - Healthcare in Canada - C-Health

"The research will target lung, prostate, breast, colorectal, gynecological as well as certain blood cancers."

James Kreppner’s Obituary by the Toronto Star.

James Kreppner Death Notice

"KREPPNER, James Rudolf - March 6, 1962 to May 14, 2009 The world has lost an extraordinary human being. It is with profound sadness that the family announces the passing of James, a man possessed of a brilliant mind, gentle soul and tender heart, after a long, courageous and feisty battle with illness, on May 14, 2009, in his 47th year due to HIV and Hepatitis C-related complications...James was a highly respected, articulate and exemplary activist who represented the true meaning of fairness and kindness."