Research News
Ovarian Cancer Canada funds research into prevention, improved treatments, and ultimately a cure. Science continues to uncover new knowledge that impacts treatment and survival. Here’s how.
From May 25-27, 2014, the 7th Canadian Conference on Ovarian Cancer Research (CCOCR) was held in Victoria, British Columbia. Here are the highlights.
A recent study estimated reduction in risk of ovarian, fallopian and peritoneal cancer in women in a study group with BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 mutation after oophorectomy, by age of oophorectomy; to estimate the impact of prophylactic oophorectomy on all-cause mortality and to estimate 5 year survival associated with clinically detected ovarian, occult and peritoneal cancers.
This is the final in a series of articles about ovarian cancer research in Canada. Our thanks to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden (see bio at end) for preparing this series of lay articles for our readers.
This is another in a series of articles about advances in the field of ovarian cancer research. Our thanks to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden (see bio at end) for preparing this series of lay articles for our readers.
This is another in a series of articles about advances in the field of ovarian cancer research. Our thanks to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden (see bio at end) for preparing this series of lay articles for our readers.
This is the second in a series of articles about advances in the field of ovarian cancer research. Our thanks to Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden (see bio at end) for preparing this series of lay articles for our readers.
Research holds the key to ovarian cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and ultimately, a cure.
Dr. Anne-Marie Mes-Masson to receive national research award
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has selected a project led by Dr. Michelle Scott, Université de Sherbrooke, for Ovarian Cancer Bridge Funding.
New research shows that women who regularly use pain relief medications, particularly aspirin, have a decreased risk of serous ovarian cancer—an aggressive carcinoma affecting the surface of the ovary.