All Types of Hormonal Birth Control Share a Slightly Increased Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Says
For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.
This has long been known about the most popular type: combined hormonal birth control, which is available in pill, patch, and ring form. These all contain both estrogen and progestin, a synthetic version of the naturally occurring reproductive hormone progesterone.
Less is known about the breast-cancer risks of progestin-only birth control, a type that’s growing in popularity because it only contains one hormone. B...
Source: TIME: Health - March 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Altered CAR T Therapy Shrinks Ovarian Tumors In Mice
CAR T cells with upgraded cell signaling shrink ovarian cancer tumors in mice better than standard CAR T cells, according to recent study results. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
One in a hundred people with Orkney heritage have gene increasing risk of cancer
Mutation likely to have come from a founder individual from the island who lived at least 250 years agoOne in a hundred people with Orkney heritage have a gene mutation that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, according to a study.Researchers spotted the gene variant repeatedly in women from the archipelago off the north-eastern coast of Scotland who had the cancers, and clinical genealogy showed that patients with the variant had family roots tracing back to the island of Westray.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 16, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah Tags: Cancer research Medical research Science Source Type: news
Symptom distress and suicidal ideation among Chinese ovarian cancer patients: a moderated mediation model of depression and suicide resilience - Chen J, Zhang Y, Cheng F, Xie J, Zhang K, Hu D.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine whether depression mediates the relationship between symptom distress and suicidal ideation in Chinese patients with ovarian cancer, and whether this mediating effect was moderated by suicide resilience. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
The subtle ovarian cancer symptoms you should never ignore, according to Gynaecologist
A gynaecologist has shared some of the subtle symptoms of the disease that many women might not know about, but should be aware of (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
$5 million gift from Nancy and Howard Marks endows chair in women ’s health research at UCLA
A $5 million gift to UCLA from Nancy and Howard Marks will endow a faculty chair in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at theDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The gift will provide resources to help ensure that women ’s health research efforts at UCLA Health are led by an eminent physician-scientist for many years to come.The inaugural holder of the Nancy Marks Endowed Chair in Women ’s Health Research is Dr. Beth Karlan, a UCLA professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the department’s vice chair of women’s health research.“Beth Karlan is the ideal physician-researcher to lead new investigations...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 9, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Older Women Still at Risk for Cancer With BRCA1/2 Mutations
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 -- The risk for cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer, remains high for women older than 50 years with genetic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, according to a study published in the March 15 issue of Cancer.
Kelly A.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Five tell-tale signs of 'silent killer' cancer that need to be discussed with your doctor
Warning signs of ovarian cancer can appear during mealtimes, according to a doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Genetic Susceptibility to Ovarian Cancer Does Not Modify Protective Effect of Aspirin
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 -- Genetic susceptibility to ovarian cancer does not modify the protective effect of frequent aspirin use on ovarian cancer risk, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in JAMA Network Open.
Lauren M. Hurwitz, Ph.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Five bizarre warning signs of ovarian cancer revealed
Around 11 women die from ovarian cancer every day in Britain - or 4,000 a year. It kills three times as many people in the US every year, figures show. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some experts say more women should consider removing fallopian tubes to reduce cancer risk
Experts are drawing attention to the fallopian tubes' role in many cases of ovarian cancer and say more women should consider having them removed to cut their cancer risk. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women at high risk of ovarian cancer should consider fallopian tube removal, experts say
Experts are drawing attention to the fallopian tubes' role in many cases of ovarian cancer and say more women should consider having them removed to cut their cancer risk. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vagina Museum sparks outrage with woke gender-neutral 'crash course' on ovarian cancer
Social media users quickly tore into the post, accusing the museum of 'belittling' women and being 'immensely disrespectful'. Only biological women can get ovarian cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ovarian Cancer Risk Lower With Daily Aspirin, Despite Genetics Ovarian Cancer Risk Lower With Daily Aspirin, Despite Genetics
The new findings indicate frequent aspirin use provides a protective effect against nonmucinous ovarian cancer, regardless of a person ' s genetic susceptibility.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Lifetime Ovulatory Years Linked to Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
WEDNESDAY, March 1, 2023 -- Lifetime ovulatory years (LOY) are associated with the risk for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), according to a study published online Jan. 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Zhuxuan Fu, Ph.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
