Health Care Access May Affect Receipt of Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Health care access (HCA) dimensions are associated with receipt of guideline-concordant therapy, but they do not fully explain racial disparities among patients with ovarian cancer, according to a study publ…
Learn MoreOvary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman’s Odds for Parkinson’s
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who have both ovaries removed before menopause may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson’s disease years later, a new study suggests.Looking at decades of data on more than 5,000 women, research…
Learn MoreSurveillance Feasible for Women Deferring Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women deferring risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), surveillance for ovarian cancer (OC) is feasible, yields a high complete cytoreduction rate, and is cost-saving, according to a study…
Learn MoreEs frecuente que no se informe a las mujeres sobre los efectos sexuales del tratamiento para el cáncer
MARTES, 25 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cuando un hombre tiene un cáncer en un área que afecta a la función sexual, es probable que su médico lo hable con él.Pero lo mismo no sucede cuando una mujer tiene un cáncer en un órgano sexual, según…
Learn MoreToo Often, Women Aren’t Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When a man has cancer in an area that affects sexual function, his doctor is likely to discuss it with him.But the same is not true for a woman who has cancer in a sex organ, according to new research. Invest…
Learn MoreFrequent Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, Aug. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Frequent aspirin use is associated with lower ovarian cancer risk regardless of the presence of most other ovarian cancer risk factors, according to a meta-analysis published online July 22 in the Journal of…
Learn MoreCuando los genes aumentan el riesgo de cáncer de mamá, ¿hay que contárselo a los hijos?
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es importante hablar con los hijos sobre los riesgos de salud familiares, pero el impacto de compartir este tipo de información no ha estado claro.Es probable que sea seguro, según un estudio reciente, …
Learn MoreWhen Genes Raise a Mom’s Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s important to talk to kids about family health risks, but the impact of sharing this kind of information has been unclear.It’s probably safe, according to a new study, but how are you supposed to do it — …
Learn MoreAbortion Bans Could Put Lives of Cancer Patients in Jeopardy
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will limit cancer treatment options for pregnant women and put lives needlessly at risk, America’s leading cancer societies warn.About one in every 1,…
Learn MoreHormone Replacement Therapy: An Ongoing Controversy
By Sarah HenryIt was big news in 2002 when researchers called a halt to a major government-run study of a hormone therapy used by millions of older women. Researchers stopped the study, one of a series of clinical trials under the Women’s Health Initi…
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