Ovarian cancer kills more women than any other gynecological cancer. Most patients receive their diagnosis only after the disease spreads throughout the abdomen. Until now, scientists have never fully ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) remains one of the most prevalent viral infections globally, affecting millions across demographics. While many HPV strains pose minimal risk, certain variants can trigger ...

Postmenopausal women who live in U.S. counties with the highest radon levels are significantly more likely to develop ovarian ...

Low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC) is a rare type of ovarian cancer that's often slow-growing and hard to detect early and treat. It can start in your: Ovaries, where your pregnancy hormones and ...

Researchers have discovered a way that ovarian cancer tumors manipulate their environment to resist immunotherapy and identified a drug target that could overcome that resistance. The study used a ...

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Since 2023, a rumor has spread online spread that some jobs carried a higher risk of ovarian cancer. For example, one post on X said accounting and hairdressing were two of the jobs linked to a higher ...

The use of oral contraceptives and a greater number of live births both reduced the risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new analysis of a population registry. “Findings from our large-scale, ...

Ovarian cystic neoplasms are ovarian tumors that have cyst-like qualities. They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Scientists at Cancer Research UK were recently awarded £600,000 to develop the first ovarian cancer vaccine, called OvarianVax.

Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist normally protective abdominal cells, forming mixed groups that work together to invade new ...