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Cancer: Women who have endometriosis may have 2.6 greater risk of an ovarian tumour

Posted: April 3, 2022 at 10:21 pm   /   Health

GENETIC liability to endometriosis – a condition whereby tissues, similar to that found in the womb, grows elsewhere in the body – could raise a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer. Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk about the conditions is Mr Jayanta Chatterjeenis, a consultant gynae-oncologist. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Ovarian cancer – ‘game changing’ new drug puts patient’s tumour into remission

Posted: May 31, 2018 at 10:21 pm   /   Health

Ovarian cancer symptoms include stomach bloating, passing more urine than normal, and having pain during sex. A new “game-changing” treatment for tumours has been revealed today, and one patient’s cancer has been put into remission after taking the ‘niraparib’ tablets. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Ovarian cancer cure? Scientists may have found way to tackle most aggressive type

Posted: May 11, 2017 at 10:22 am   /   Health

OVARIAN cancer kills roughly 4,000 women a year, and there’s only a 35 per cent survival rate of more than ten years. However, a new study might have found a way to treat it. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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Symptoms of ovarian cancer: Seven signs you could have the disease

Posted: February 28, 2017 at 9:22 am   /   Health

OVARIAN cancer is known as the silent killer because women often experience no symptoms until the disease has progressed to an advanced stage. Daily Express :: Health Feed

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