BBC News is reporting that a 17 year old girl went to her General Practitioner with stomach pains and the doctor pushed on her stomach and told her she was pregnant, but probably miscarried.
She and her mother went to the hospital and got an ultrasound and it revealed a tumor. She was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer and had a hysterectomy and chemo therapy.
This is just one more example of why we need to spread awareness. The symptoms are not obvious if you aren't looking for them.
Read the full story here:
BBC News 17 Year Old Misdiagnosed
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New Gene Therapy May Help Ovarian Cancer
Gene therapy has been used to treat three patients with leukemia and has successfully wiped out the disease.
Two of them are still cancer free a year after treatment and the third is improved, but still showing some signs of the cancer.
What is exciting is that researchers want to try this technique on other forms of cancer like pancreatic, prostate, brain & ovarian cancers.
Read more in the link below.
New Technique Used to Treat Cancer
It is just a start, but that's what we need - a first step.
Two of them are still cancer free a year after treatment and the third is improved, but still showing some signs of the cancer.
What is exciting is that researchers want to try this technique on other forms of cancer like pancreatic, prostate, brain & ovarian cancers.
Read more in the link below.
New Technique Used to Treat Cancer
It is just a start, but that's what we need - a first step.
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