How Does Zejula Work in Advanced Ovarian Cancer? In platinum-based chemotherapy, the platinum in the medicine binds to the genetic material (DNA) of cancer cells. This damages the cancer cells and ...

Physicians and scientists from Fred Hutch Cancer Center and UW Medicine are testing new treatments for gynecologic cancers and new ways to use current treatments. Through this work, we are looking for ...

How Does Lynparza Work for Ovarian Cancer? Lynparza is a type of medicine known as poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor. PARP is a certain protein that helps cancer cells survive and grow. It ...

Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist normally protective abdominal cells, forming mixed groups that work together to invade new ...

Staging means finding out how far ovarian cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group ovarian cancer into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common type of ovarian cancer. It can be easier to treat in the early stages, but as it progresses, it becomes much harder to fully cure. Epithelial ovarian ...

When activated in ovarian cancer cells, the receptor for the body's primary stress hormone alters the tumor environment in ...