Health Mar 20 Ovarian cancer blood test misses some Black and Native American patients, study finds By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Nation Sep 07 Watch 8:54 Sister’s death from ovarian cancer led to early detection for tennis legend Chris Evert Chris Evert dominated women's tennis in the 1970s and 80s. Her win-loss record in singles play is the best of any pro player, male or female, in history. But her toughest match was taking on ovarian cancer, often known as… By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport
Health Sep 07 Watch 5:51 Who’s at the greatest risk of ovarian cancer? Nearly 20,000 women will receive a new diagnosis of ovarian cancer this year and more than 12,000 will die from the disease. Dr. Carol Brown, a gynecologic cancer surgeon and chief health equity officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,… By Amna Nawaz
Nation Jun 01 Justices reject Johnson & Johnson appeal of $2 billion talc verdict The Supreme Court is leaving in place a $2 billion verdict in favor of women who claim they developed ovarian cancer from using Johnson & Johnson talc products. By Associated Press
Health Oct 09 The race to create a new class of ovarian cancer drugs heats up The race to create the next potent ovarian cancer drug is coming to a head. By Meghana Keshavan, STAT
Sep 24 Will cancer-sniffing dogs lose their jobs to a machine? By Mori Rothman At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia, Ffoster, a Labrador retriever, is hard at work. The dog sniffs furiously at an array of metal boxes containing blood samples mounted on a metal wheel, pauses by one of the… Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Supreme Court Tackles Case of Patent Law, Human Genetics The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case on whether a biotech company can patent a gene associated with cancer. Jeffrey Brown gets details from National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, plus viewpoints from Ellen Matloff of Yale Cancer Center, a… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch Doctors Identify Possible Early Signs of Ovarian Cancer Cancer experts Wednesday released a list of symptoms they say are early warning signs of ovarian cancer. Catching ovarian cancer early increases five-year survival odds from 35 percent to 90 percent. An oncologist outlines the guidelines. Continue watching