Scientists
at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and
Medical Center in Phoenix, United States of America, on Friday,
discovered a new treatment for ovarian cancer.
According
to sciencelive.com, a science website, the discovery can improve
response rates (increase the rate of tumour shrinkage) and prolong the
time until the cancer recurs.
“This
is a new, exciting, target medication in treating recurrent ovarian
cancer. Recurrent ovarian cancer is almost always fatal and new
treatments are desperately needed.
“The breakthrough showed a trend in improving survival, although these data are not yet matured” the report added.
Ovarian
cancer occurs when a tumour forms in one or both of a woman’s ovaries.
Ovarian cancer is often termed a silent killer because its symptoms are
not obvious until it gets to an advanced stage.
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