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A very bad week for ovaries

Processed foods appear to significantly raise your risk of ovarian cancer. But a prevention method is being touted

Salon · Feb 7, 2023

Regular, low-dose aspirin use linked to improved ovarian cancer survival, researchers find

A team of researchers set out to find factors that could improve survival in women after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. An answer may lie in a humble and widely available drug: aspirin.

ABC News · Feb 7, 2023

Robert Forster: The Candle and the Flame review – intimate and life-affirming

Made in the wake of his wife and musical partner Karin Bäumler’s diagnosis with ovarian cancer, Forster’s eighth solo album is startling in its quiet power

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

What are the symptoms of ovarian cancer?

Almost 300,000 women diagnosed with condition globally every year

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

What is ovarian cancer and what are the early symptoms?

New study shows a quarter of women with the most deadly ovarian cancer, known as serous - should receive an earlier diagnosis

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2023

Ovarian cancer could be spotted with loyalty cards

Ovarian cancer is known as the ‘silent killer’ because it is often caught too late - once the tumour has already spread

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

Silent killer cancer could be detected eight months early using loyalty cards

4,000 women die in the UK every year, some could be saved if the disease were caught earlier

Wales Online · Jan 27, 2023

Loyalty card data could help spot ovarian cancer cases sooner

Researchers find pain and indigestion medication purchases were higher in women who went on to be diagnosed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Shopping data on medicines ‘could help spot ovarian cancer cases earlier’

Scientists found pain and indigestion medication purchases were higher among those later diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Graduate who 'ignored' cancer symptoms had 18 centimetre tumour in ovary warns others to see doctor

Chloe says she experienced what she now knows to be ovarian cancer symptoms, included bloating, eating problems and abdominal pains

Wales Online · Jan 24, 2023