Did talcum powder cause the cancer that killed Maureen? Her widower is in group against manufactures
When Maureen Wright was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, both she and her husband Jeffrey were left reeling in disbelief. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ultra-Processed Food Intake Linked to Cancer Burden, Mortality
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 -- Higher consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) is associated with increased cancer burden and cancer-related mortality, especially ovarian cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in eClinicalMedicine.
Kiara... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Women suing J & J speak out after company's failed legal maneuver
In the long legal fight over allegations that talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder is linked to ovarian cancer, plaintiffs got an incremental victory on Monday: A federal appeals court rejected J&J’s effort to move more than 38,000 lawsuits to bankruptcy court. Plaintiff Deborah Smith’s case was…#johnsonjohnson #deborahsmiths #jjs #ltlmanagement #ltl #chapter11 #twostep #smiths #shower #johnsonsbabypowder (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Faking a Cancer Dx? Fallopian Tube Removal; Trodelvy's New Breast Cancer Indication
(MedPage Today) -- A 19-year-old Iowa woman has been arrested after being accused of faking diagnoses of leukemia and pancreatic cancer in order to collect more than $37,000 in online donations. (CBS News)
The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - February 3, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Hormone receptor implicated in ovarian cancer
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2020/11/papers/ovarian-cancer/thumb902571.jpg?itok=iczZUMAf" /><br /><p>NIEHS researchers use mice to better understand how ovarian tumors form.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Research finds association between douching and ovarian cancer
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2016/8/papers/ovarian-cancer/thumb796290.jpg?itok=0Gh4PkwB" /><br /><p>NIEHS researchers found a link between douching and ovarian cancer, but none between genital talc use and ovarian cancer.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Fallopian tube removal advised for more women to prevent ovarian cancer
Some researchers are recommending that many women undergoing gynecologic surgery consider having their fallopian tubes removed to lower risk for ovarian cancer. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Teddy Amenabar Source Type: news
Experts Say Even Low-Risk Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 -- More women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent the deadly disease, a leading research group has advised.
In new... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good results for 2022 despite decline in demand for COVID-19 products
Basel, 2 February 2023Group sales grow by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 1% in Swiss francs, despite lower COVID-19-related sales in both divisionsPharmaceuticals Division salesincrease by 2%; continued strong growth of newer medicines more than compensating for the impact of biosimilars and lower sales of Actemra/RoActemra (severe COVID-19)Diagnostics Division salesgrow by 3%; ongoing strong momentum in base business (+7%) more than compensating for the continuing decline in the demand for COVID-19 tests in the second half of the yearHighlightsin the fourth quarter of 2022 (incl. January 2023):US approvals ofLun...
Source: Roche Media News - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good results for 2022 despite decline in demand for COVID-19 products
Group sales grow by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) and 1% in Swiss francs, despite lower COVID-19-related sales in both divisionsPharmaceuticals Division salesincrease by 2%; continued strong growth of newer medicines more than compensating for the impact of biosimilars and lower sales of Actemra/RoActemra (severe COVID-19)Diagnostics Division salesgrow by 3%; ongoing strong momentum in base business (+7%) more than compensating for the continuing decline in the demand for COVID-19 tests in the second half of the yearHighlightsin the fourth quarter of 2022 (incl. January 2023):US approvals ofLunsumio (follicular lymp...
Source: Roche Investor Update - February 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Women who have never smoked are being diagnosed with lung cancer and it's confounding both doctors and patients
When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking. But the face of lung cancer has changed. Over the past 15 years, more women, never smokers and younger people are being diagnosed with lung cancer. In fact, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer…#ovarian #radon #brca2 #estelamarirodriguez #universityofmiami (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 -- More women, even those at low risk for ovarian cancer, who have finished having children should have their fallopian tubes removed as a precaution to prevent the deadly disease, a leading research group has advised.
In... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 1, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Ultra-processed foods may increase ovarian, other cancer risks, study says
Scientists say the consumption of ultra-processed foods such as pizza, bread and fizzy drinks is linked to a greater risk of cancer — particularly ovarian cancer. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Adela Suliman Source Type: news
Study: Ultraprocessed foods linked to cancer deaths
Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according to a new study of over 197,000 people in the United Kingdom, over half of whom were women. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'More than half' of Britons' daily energy intake coming from cancer-causing foods - study
The findings indicate a significantly higher risk of dying from ovarian and breast cancer among individuals eating empty calories. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
