Ovarian cancer

Women who regularly use talcum powder are almost a quarter more likely to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer, scientists say. Forty per cent of women are thought to apply talcum powder daily for intimate personal hygiene, but research published in journal Cancer Prevention Research shows doing so increases risk of ovarian tumour by 24 per […]

Angelina Jolie has earned universal praise for the brave and surprising decision to have her breasts removed but her cancer-preventing medical ordeal may not be over yet.

Nineteen years after her diagnosis, ovarian cancer survivor Margaret Rose told an Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day leaders forum today the reason the disease isn’t talked about as much as other women’s health issues is because “not many of us survive”. An average of 1200 Australian women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and of […]

Are you at risk of this life-threatening cancer? Read on for the signs you should not ignore. It’s the silent killer that even experienced doctors find hard to diagnose. What woman hasn’t suffered bloating, odd weight loss and back pain? Common health complaints such as these can be a sign of something more worrying — […]

Women whose ovarian cancer is in remission after surgery and/or chemotherapy are being sought to take part in a worldwide trial of a vaccine that may stop the disease returning. The vaccine trial involves 800 women from Australia, America and Europe. Earlier trials of the Australian-developed CVac™ vaccine indicate it is non-toxic and has no […]

Two antioxidant flavonoids that you’ve probably never heard of – kaempferol and luteolin – may hold the key to fighting ovarian cancer, often called ‘the silent killer’ because it has few symptoms and is usually only diagnosed at an advanced stage. A study of 66,940 women at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA, published […]

February is Australia’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month and The Weekly wants every woman to know the signs and risks associated with this disease. Most women with ovarian cancer experience at least one symptom of the disease in the year prior to their diagnosis. Abdominal bloating, abdominal or back pain, appetite loss or feeling full quickly, […]