By now, you’ve probably all heard about Angelina Jolie’s announcement in the New York Times that she tested positive for the BRCA-1 genetic mutation which dramatically increased her risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer–an 87 percent chance of breast cancer and a 40 percent chance of ovarian cancer, to be exact. Her very public [...]
Common sense says that patients with ovarian cancer treated by doctors who are specially trained to care for them, at hospitals that do large numbers of ovarian cancer surgeries, have better outcomes. Ovarian cancer is a complex, life threatening disease in which initial treatment has a huge impact on survival. This is true for both patients with [...]
Targeted therapy for ovarian cancer has been an elusive goal for researchers for many years. Ovarian cancer is a heterogeneous disease, exhibiting a plethora of genetic alterations. In a small percentage of patients, the cancer is found to be hereditary. In these patients, mutations in the BRCA gene lead to an increased risk of ovarian, [...]
Perspective and attitude are so important when faced with a cancer diagnosis. It’s hard to look at cancer as a blessing but somehow, someway many patients do. Heather Rodriguez would be one of those. Instead of complaining about being diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer at age 28, she used the disease as a platform. [...]
This post is Part 4 of 5 in our Survivor Letters series I was diagnosed with stage IIIC ovarian cancer May 16, 2004, while having a routine vaginal hysterectomy the doctor found cancer in my ovary. He called in Dr. Allen Stringer while I was in surgery. He would be my gynecological oncologist from that [...]
Most 17-year-olds are worried about landing a prom date or making it to Sonic for a cherry limeade during happy hour. Shree Bose is not a typical 17-year-old. She’s smart, she’s motivated and she proved it by winning the first ever Google Global Science Fair. If you walk around a science fair at pretty much any [...]
You’ll get free a makeup consultation, free beauty tips and learn about the latest in fall fashion. Enough said. Every girl’s dream, right? But wait there’s more. (Said in my best Oprah voice) THREE LUCKY LADIES WILL RECEIVE A MAAAAKEOOOOVEEEER! It’s time for Pink Passion at Saks Fifth Avenue Galleria Dallas this Saturday, October 22nd [...]
Cancer Patients Like Steve Jobs Face Risks from Treatment Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple, Inc. this week. Jobs suffers from a rare form of pancreatic cancer. Although Jobs did not mention his health as the reason for his departure, it has shed a new light on pancreatic cancer. Ovarian Cysts May Not [...]
