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CAP pathologist shares four tips for women with breast cancer

For any woman, a diagnosis of breast cancer can be frightening. But as Rita Wilson's recent experience shows, engaging with the keystone of the diagnosis - the pathology report - can be critical in achieving good outcomes. Informed by rigorous scientific processes, training and team discussion, pathology reports identify a diagnosis, help indicate the right providers for a patient's care team and shape treatment plans.

20 Apr 2015

Research explores new, personalized ovarian cancer treatments

Identifying molecular changes that occur in tissue after chemotherapy could be crucial in advancing treatments for ovarian cancer, according to research from Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, partner with UPMC CancerCenter, presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2015.

20 Apr 2015

SLU study explores feasibility of using text messages for minority mothers with postpartum depression

A Saint Louis University research paper published online March 16 in JMIR Mental Health explores the feasibility of helping low-income mothers through postpartum depression using text messages.

17 Apr 2015

Scientists discover protein that boosts immunity to viruses and cancer

Experiments in mice and human cells have shown that the protein promotes the proliferation of cytotoxic T cells, which kill cancer cells and cells infected with viruses...

17 Apr 2015

New study finds that breastfeeding may help reduce smoking

While a large number of women quit or reduce smoking upon pregnancy recognition, many resume smoking postpartum. Previous research has estimated that approximately 70% of women who quit smoking during pregnancy relapse within the first year after childbirth, and of those who relapse, 67% resume smoking by three months, and up to 90% by six months.

17 Apr 2015

President Bill Clinton honored with inaugural Tina's Wish Global Women's Health Award

Tina's Wish, the only nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to funding research for the early detection of ovarian cancer, honored President Bill Clinton with the inaugural Tina's Wish Global Women's Health Award at a reception at the Waldorf Astoria New York on April 14th.

16 Apr 2015

Patterns of DNA anomalies can predict outcomes in women with ovarian cancer

Nearly anyone touched by ovarian cancer will tell you: it's devastating. It's bad enough that cancer in almost 80 percent of patients reaches advanced stages before diagnosis, and that most patients are expected to die within five years. But just as painfully, roughly one quarter of women diagnosed have no warning that they are resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy, the main line of defense, nor that they will likely have 18 months to live.

16 Apr 2015

UAB research findings may lead to better treatment for women with HER2+ breast cancer

There are five subtypes of breast cancer, and they are distinct diseases with vastly different biologies that drastically alter their progression and responses to treatment. Understanding those differences is the starting point to a more effective, personalized treatment of breast cancer, which strikes more than 230,000 women in the U.S. each year.

16 Apr 2015

Study: BPA exposure during pregnancy affects fertility, reproductive function

When scientists exposed pregnant mice to levels of bisphenol A equivalent to those considered safe in humans, three generations of female mouse offspring experienced significant reproductive problems, including declines in fertility, sexual maturity and pregnancy success, the scientists report in the journal Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.

16 Apr 2015

Women with ovarian cancer need to be tested for BRCA genes

The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 play a significant role in hereditary breast and ovarian cancers. Recent media attention has focused on American actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have her ovaries and fallopian tubes surgically removed after genetic testing for such cancers.

16 Apr 2015

Scientists identify way to potentially predict progression in patients with early form of breast cancer

Scientists in Manchester have identified a way to potentially predict which patients with an early form of breast cancer will experience disease progression.

16 Apr 2015

New metabolic blood profile method could help predict breast cancer

According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women both in the developed and less developed world, and in the long term the scientists hope that the new method will lead to better prevention and early treatment of the disease.

16 Apr 2015

India and Canada announce funding to improve maternal, child health in India

Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, and the Grand Challenges India initiative of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, today announced an investment of $2.5 million (CAD) in five health innovations in India.

16 Apr 2015

Researchers discover new biomarker to identify women with uterine cancer

Researchers at Uppsala University have, together with researchers from Turku and Bergen, discovered a new biomarker which makes it possible to identify women with uterine cancer who have a high risk of recurrence.

15 Apr 2015

Vermillion, Kaiser Permanente partner to enhance diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer

Vermillion, Inc., a bio-analytical solutions company focused on gynecologic disease, today announced the initiation of a strategic partnership with Kaiser Permanente's Southern California Permanente Medical Group in order to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

14 Apr 2015

Women in science: an interview with Professor Dame Carol Robinson, University of Oxford

Professor Dame Carol Robinson has just been announced as the “L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women In Science” European Laureate for 2015...

14 Apr 2015

Tackling the nutrition challenge with personal trainers

The importance of nutrition as part of a healthy lifestyle is recognised by most personal trainers, however concerns have been raised about their competence to provide individualised nutrition advice...

13 Apr 2015

Managing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: an interview with Dr Richard Sandford, University of Cambridge

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common inherited kidney diseases. It's also one of the most common reasons that people require dialysis or transplantation...

13 Apr 2015

Studies reveal that dietary supplement can improve reproductive health

Current statistics on U.S. birth rates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report a continued trend toward delayed motherhood. As fertility gradually declines in the 30s, particularly after age 35, the risk of experiencing difficulty conceiving may increase. In addition to age, there are other common reasons why women may experience difficulties conceiving, including: irregular ovulation cycles and poor egg quality, which may be associated with stress, lifestyle or poor diet.

13 Apr 2015

Women in developed countries are more likely to be physically assaulted, study finds

When researchers examine violent assault numbers, historically the data has pointed to higher rates of female victimization in developing countries. But a study by a West Virginia University sociology professor finds that women in developed countries — like the United States — are actually more likely to be physically assaulted than women in developing countries.

13 Apr 2015

Women's Health News

CAP pathologist shares four tips for women with breast cancer

Research explores new, personalized ovarian cancer treatments

SLU study explores feasibility of using text messages for minority mothers with postpartum depression

Scientists discover protein that boosts immunity to viruses and cancer

New study finds that breastfeeding may help reduce smoking

President Bill Clinton honored with inaugural Tina's Wish Global Women's Health Award

Patterns of DNA anomalies can predict outcomes in women with ovarian cancer

UAB research findings may lead to better treatment for women with HER2+ breast cancer

Study: BPA exposure during pregnancy affects fertility, reproductive function

Women with ovarian cancer need to be tested for BRCA genes

Scientists identify way to potentially predict progression in patients with early form of breast cancer

New metabolic blood profile method could help predict breast cancer

India and Canada announce funding to improve maternal, child health in India

Researchers discover new biomarker to identify women with uterine cancer

Vermillion, Kaiser Permanente partner to enhance diagnosis, treatment of ovarian cancer

Women in science: an interview with Professor Dame Carol Robinson, University of Oxford

Tackling the nutrition challenge with personal trainers

Managing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: an interview with Dr Richard Sandford, University of Cambridge

Studies reveal that dietary supplement can improve reproductive health

Women in developed countries are more likely to be physically assaulted, study finds

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