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Ovarian Cancer

Women’s sexual recovery after cancer

Sexual recovery during and after a women’s cancer diagnosis and treatment is as important as ensuring adequate nutrition, sleep and a healthy frame of mind. We spoke with Sallie Foley, LMSW, AASECT, co-author of "Sex Matters for Women," about sexual recovery after cancer for women who experience early menopause or menopause-like symptoms following cancer treatment.

New target could halt growth, spread of ovarian cancer

Researchers have identified a protein that helps ovarian cancer cells multiply and spread. By blocking it with a new antibody agent, they could slow the cancer’s growth and stop it from metastasizing.

Preserving Fertility During Cancer Treatment

For many young women diagnosed with cancer, concerns about fertility can be so important they influence critical decisions about treatment.

Study offers insights to how ovarian cancer grows – and potential to stop it

Can any cancer cell form another tumor, or is it only select cancer stem cells that give rise to new cancer cells? The answer, a new study finds, is both.

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