Sentences with phrase «american women with ovarian cancer»

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For that reason, the American Cancer Society recommends annual MRI screenings only in women with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cCancer Society recommends annual MRI screenings only in women with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancercancer.

Qin said that among all African - American women in the study, those with the highest adherence to an AHEI - 2010 diet were 34 percent less likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer than women with the lowest AHEI - 2010 adherence.

In order to assess whether an improved diet could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in African - American women, Qin analyzed the diets of 415 women with ovarian cancer and 629 control patients, using data from the African - American Cancer Epidemiology Study, a population - based case - control study of ovarian cancer in African - American women in 11 sites in the United Scancer in African - American women, Qin analyzed the diets of 415 women with ovarian cancer and 629 control patients, using data from the African - American Cancer Epidemiology Study, a population - based case - control study of ovarian cancer in African - American women in 11 sites in the United Scancer and 629 control patients, using data from the African - American Cancer Epidemiology Study, a population - based case - control study of ovarian cancer in African - American women in 11 sites in the United SCancer Epidemiology Study, a population - based case - control study of ovarian cancer in African - American women in 11 sites in the United Scancer in African - American women in 11 sites in the United States.

Dr. Preti and his collaborators are exploiting this difference to detect the odor signature of ovarian cancer from blood samples, with the aim of creating a sensor that can identify the cancer at early treatable stages and improve survival rates for this silent killer, which leads to the death of over 14,000 American women every year.

Both the ovarian and prostate cancer trials could change clinical practice, with more women taking the drug bevacizumab (Avastin) to combat the disease in its advanced stages and more men getting radiation therapy for locally advanced prostate cancer, according to researchers who presented the findings Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago.

Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States; more than 22,000 women will be diagnosed with it in 2016, according to the American Cancer Socancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States; more than 22,000 women will be diagnosed with it in 2016, according to the American Cancer Socancer deaths in the United States; more than 22,000 women will be diagnosed with it in 2016, according to the American Cancer SoCancer Society.

TUESDAY, March 28, 2017 (HealthDay News)-- An increasing number of American women who don't have breast or ovarian cancer are being tested for BRCA and BRCA2 gene mutations associated with those diseases, a new study shows.