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News is collected from the following on-line sources: The New York Times,
American Cancer Society, MSNBC, CNN, Centerwatch, CancerNetwork, The
Washington Post, pharmalicensing.com, Medscape, NIH, and NCI.
News
12/15/06 - 'Clumping' Protein Linked to Return of Ovarian Cancer
12/12/06 - Specific Symptoms May Assist in Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
12/6/06 - Posterior Pelvic Exenteration for Ovarian Cancer: Presented at ESSO
12/5/06 - Cytoreductive Surgery for Peritoneal Recurrences Arising From Ovarian
Cancer: Presented at ESSO
12/5/06 - Excision May Be Overly Aggressive Approach to CIN in Teens
12/4/06 - Combination of Therapies Shows Promise for Cervical Cancer
12/1/06 - Hycamtin(R) (Topotecan HCl) Indication Expanded To Include Treatment of Cervical Cancer in Combination With Chemotherapy
12/1/06 - HPV Vaccination Could Reduce Vulvar Cancer and Precursor Lesions
11/27/06 - HPV Linked to Recurrence of High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial
Neoplasia
11/17/06 - Lymphadenectomy Can Be Helpful in Endometrioid Cancer
11/17/06 - HPV and Smoking Synergistic in Raising Cervical Cancer Risk
11/14/06 - Intraperitoneal Platinum/Taxane Chemo Seen Best for Ovarian Cancer
11/14/06 - Immunotherapy Possible Option for Women With HPV and Cervical Abnormalities
11/14/06 - Cell Signaling Protein Correlates With Ovarian Cancer Survival
11/14/06 - Novel Transcription Inhibitor Shows Benefits for Patients With Cervical
Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Presented at AACR-NCI-NORTC
11/13/06 - Most Primary Care Physicians Intend to Offer HPV Vaccine
11/13/06 - Ovarian Cancer Studies Elusive: Should Erlotinib Be Added to Chemotherapy?
11/10/06 - Trabectedin Effective in Platinum-Sensitive Ovarian Cancer Patients
11/7/06 - Testing for HPV in Women at Risk May Help Predict Cervical Abnormalities
11/7/06 - Molecular Profiling Informs Ovarian Cancer Therapy
11/7/06 - Vaccine for Girls Raises Thorny Issues
11/6/06 - Younger Women Survive Ovarian Cancer Longer
11/3/06 - Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Seen to Be Main Factor in Effectiveness
11/2/06 - LPAAT-Beta an Emerging Prognostic, Diagnostic, Therapeutic Target in
Ovarian Cancer
11/1/06 - HPV Test is a Better Long-Term Predictor of Cervical Cell Abnormalities
Than Pap Smear
10/27/06 - EU calls for Europe-wide breast cancer screening
10/25/06 - RF Ablation May Be Useful in Ovarian Cancer Metastatic to the Liver
10/24/06 - HPV Infection in Men Linked to Multiple Partners, Casual Sex
10/16/06 - NIH Announces Two Integral Components of The Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project
10/13/06 - Topotecan (Hycamtin) Linked to Risk for Myelosuppression in Cervical Cancer
10/9/06 - Hormone Therapy Linked to Ovarian Cancer Risk
10/6/06 - EU Urged to Vaccinate Girls Against Cervical Cancer
10/5/06 - Inequalities in Cancer Care in Europe: The MOSES II Report
10/4/06 - Fanconi Anemia Gene Suppression Linked to Familial Ovarian Cancer
10/3/06 - HPV Vaccine (Gardasil/Silgard) for the Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Other Diseases in EU
9/29/06 - Early Results Indicate Radiofrequency Ablation Useful in Treating Ovarian
Cancer Metastasis
9/22/06 - Poor Endometrial Cancer Survival in Blacks Not Explained by Treatment
Differences
9/22/06 - European Commission Approves Gardasil(R) Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus
(Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine, Merck's Cervical Cancer Vaccine
9/21/06 - Gross Examination as Accurate as Frozen Section for Intraoperative
Assessment of Endometriod Tumours: Presented at IAP
9/21/06 - Adrenal 4-Binding Protein Staining Beats Calretinin for Identifying Ovarian
Sex Cord-Stromal and Fibrous Tumours: Presented at IAP
9/21/06 - Tumour Size Is a Prognostic Indicator in Advanced Cervical Cancer:
Presented at IAP
9/20/06 - Tumour Type Provides Key Clinical Information in Patients With Ovarian
Cancer: Presented at IAP
9/20/06 - Family Breast Cancer History Boosts Ovarian Cancer Risk
9/20/06 - National Institutes of Health to Map Genomic Changes of Lung, Brain, and Ovarian Cancers
9/18/06 - Screening Endometrial Cancer Patients for Lynch Syndrome
9/18/06 - ThinPrep Papanikolaou Smears May Help Screen for Endometrial Cancer:
Presented at IAP
9/14/06 - Preventive Ovary Removal Linked to Early Death in Younger Women
8/29/06 - Obesity Is Found to Make Ovarian Cancer Deadlier
8/29/06 - How a Vaccine Search Ended in Triumph
8/23/06 - Targeting Focal Adhesion Kinase May Lead to New Ovarian Cancer Therapy
8/17/06 - HRT Modestly Effective for Symptoms After Ovary Removal
8/17/06 - Conjugated Estrogens (Premarin) Linked to Risks for Malignant Neoplasms
8/15/06 - Optimistic Ovarian Cancer Patients Less Distressed
8/4/06 - Genetic Evidence Supports Endometriosis as Ovarian Cancer Precursor
8/4/06 - More Cervical Biopsies Improve Sensitivity of Colposcopy
8/3/06 - Uterine Cancer May be Clue to Inherited Syndrome
8/3/06 - Cervical Cancer Screening Should Continue Into Late Life
7/31/06 - Doctors Urge HPV Vaccine for Men and Women
7/31/06 - Ovarian Cancer Drug Combination Identified at Rational Therapeutics
Receives FDA Approval
7/28/06 - Cervical Cancer Vaccine Receives Positive Opinion From European Medicines
Agency
7/25/06 - Laparoscopy For Endometrial Cancer May Be Advisable
7/18/06 - Health Canada Approves First and Only Vaccine to Prevent Cervical, Vulvar
and Vaginal Cancer as Well as Genital Warts
7/17/06 - US OKs Lilly Drug for Ovarian Cancer, Spurns Panel
7/12/06 - Removal of Ovaries Decreases Risk of Certain Cancers for Women at High-Risk
7/12/06 - Glaxo's Cervarix Better With Proprietary Adjuvant
7/10/06 - Higher Risk for Cervical Cancer Seen Among Women Infected With Multiple HPV
Types
6/28/06 - Initial HPV Testing With Cytology Triage an Alternative for Screening Young Women
6/19/06 - Atypical Glandular Cell Pap Tests Tied to Pathology
6/19/06 - Radical Vaginal Trachelectomy May Preserve Fertility in Cervical Cancer
Patients
6/15/06 - Cancer Drug Usage Expanded
6/8/06 - HPV Testing Plus Liquid-Based Cytology Is Sensitive but Leads to Many
False-Positives
6/8/06 - Novel bioinformatics approach to epithelial ovarian cancer marker
identification
6/7/06 - Cancer Resources Poorly Distributed Worldwide
6/6/06 - Salpingo Oophorectomy Reduces Ovarian and Breast Cancer Risk
6/5/06 - Cervical Cancer Vaccine Also Protects Against Vaginal Cancers
6/5/06 - New Molecular Technology to Identify Candidate Ovarian Cancer Oncogenes
5/30/06 - Researchers seek early identification of ovarian cancer
5/30/06 - Ovarian Failure Relatively Rare After Childhood Cancer
5/22/06 - Cervical Cancer Screening With Reflex HPV Testing Seen Cost-Effective
5/18/06 - Cervical Cancer Vaccine Touted As Lifesaver
5/17/06 - Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seen As Safe
5/11/06 - IL-18 and FGF-2 Complement CA125 in Detecting Ovarian Cancer
5/3/06 - PET-CT Highly Accurate for Detecting Ovarian Cancer Recurrence
4/25/06 - Transgene Announces Positive Phase II Results for its HPV Therapeutic
Vaccine in Precancerous Cervical Lesions
4/25/06 - Pre-Maintenance CA-125 Level Predicts Risk of Ovarian Cancer Relapse
4/21/06 - Ovarian Cancer Cell Apoptosis Induced By Triapine Treatment
4/20/06 - Sedentary Women May Have Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk
4/14/06 - HPV Testing Supported as Sole Primary Screening Test for Cervical Cancer
4/12/06 - Abnormalities in Adolescents Require Cautious Management
4/11/06 - HPV Vaccine May Be Safe and Protective
4/10/06 - Increased Dietary Flavonoids May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk: Presented at AACR
4/4/06 - Smoking Increases Risk of Squamous Cell Cervical Cancer
4/4/06 - Src Inhibition a Promising Therapeutic Approach to Ovarian Cancer
3/30/06 - Dangerous Glucose-Hungry Cervical Tumors Can Be Detected Using PET Scans
3/29/06 - Yale Researchers Find Phenoxodiol Restores Sensitivity to Chemotherapy in
Some Women With Ovarian, Fallopian Tube or Primary Peritoneal Cancer
3/28/06 - Extensive Lymph-Node Dissection Indicates Improved Survival From
Endometrial Cancer: Presented at SGO
3/28/06 - Lymph-Node Dissection Not Performed In Many Women with Ovarian Cancer:
Presented at SGO
3/28/06 - History of Violence is Prevalent in Cancer Patients: Presented at SGO
3/27/06 - More Accurate Identification For Women at Risk of Ovarian Cancer: Presented at SGO
3/27/06 - Most Women Can Avoid Open Surgery for Endometrial-Cancer Staging: Presented
at SGO
3/27/06 - Lymphadenectomy Does Not Improve Survival From Endometrial Cancer:
Presented at SGO
3/27/06 - RNA Levels Show Promise as Biomarker for Ovarian Cancer: Presented at SGO
3/27/06 - Sentinel-Node Mapping Identifies Cervical-Cancer Metastases: Presented at SGO
3/27/06 - Laparoscopic Surgery Associated With Better Short-Term Quality of Life
Among Endometrial-Cancer Patients: Presented at SGO
3/24/06 - Thalidomide Shows Promise in Ovarian Cancer Treatment: Presented at SGO
3/20/06 - Oophorectomy Most Cost-Effective Prevention Plan in BRCA Mutation Carriers
3/17/06 - Imaging System Helps Detect Cervical Pre-Cancer
3/14/06 - US Advisers Against New Indication for Gemzar
3/10/06 - Treatment for Early Stage Endometrial Cancer Hinge on Risk Factors in New
Guidelines: Presented at NCCN
3/7/06 - Imiquimod Cream Effective for Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia
2/27/06 - Lidocaine Helps Curb Pain During Endometrial Sampling
2/22/06 - Phenoxodiol Modulates Apoptotic Pathways in Cancer Cells
2/21/06 - Fertility after Cancer Treatment: New Hope from New Research
2/20/06 - Surgery by Gynecologic Oncologist Improves Ovarian Cancer Survival
2/15/06 - GCF Announces the 2005-2006 Research Grants and Award Recipients
2/13/06 - Aspirin Derivative Active Against Cisplatin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells
2/9/06 - Four Conservative Treatments for Early Cervical Lesions Carry Similar
Pregnancy Risks
2/9/06 - Focused Ultrasound Effective Against Uterine Fibroids
2/7/06 - Rise in uterine cancer in women over 60
2/3/06 - InterMune Discontinues Ovarian Cancer Trial With Actimmune (Interferon
Gamma-1b)
2/2/06 - Biologics License Application for Gardasil®, Merck's Investigational
Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Is On Track
2/2/06 - High Levels of Dairy Foods May Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
2/1/06 - New Data on Clinical Trials Directive in Europe Show Few Favorable Outcomes
2/1/06 - Good Results with Cytoreductive Surgery Plus Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic
Perfusion for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer: Presented at ICACT
1/31/06 - Gynecologic Oncologists Have Better Outcomes Than Surgeons Treating Ovarian
Cancer
1/27/06 - Combination Chemo Seen Better Than Radiation for Advanced Endometrial Cancer
1/25/06 - HIV Infection Linked to Increased Risk of High-Grade Cervical Lesions
1/24/06 - Adjuvant Radiation Benefits Patients With Stage IC Endometrial Cancer
1/19/06 - HPV Tests Could Help Triage Patients With ASCH-H Pap Results
1/18/06 - Liposome-Based Radiotherapies for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
1/17/06 - A Therapy Fell Out of Favor, but Didn't Stop Saving Lives
1/16/06 - Analgesic Drug Use May Cut Risk of Ovarian Cancer
1/12/06 - Superiority of Liquid-Based Cytology for Cervical Screening Questioned
1/9/06 - Mayo Clinic Finds Aggressive Surgery Best Option for Advanced-Stage Ovarian
Cancer Patients
1/6/06 - Treatment of Cervical Neoplasia Linked to Preterm Births
1/4/06 - NCI Recommends Intraperitoneal Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
1/4/06 - BRCA1, BRCA2 Mutations Underestimated in Ovarian Cancer
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