Ovarian Cancer
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![Scientists are researching new risk factors and causes of ovarian cancer, and new ways of treating it.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/genetic-screening-ovariancancer.jpg)
Could genetic screening help catch ovarian cancer earlier?
Scientists like Christina Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D., at the Center for Cancer Research and others at the National Cancer...
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By the numbers: Ovarian cancer
Up to 25% of ovarian cancers result from inherited mutations in certain genes. Using birth control pills for five or more...
Ovarian Cancer![Micrograph of a mucinous ovarian tumor.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/Mucinous_lmp_ovarian_tumour_intermed_mag.jpg)
3 types of ovarian cancer, explained
All ovarian cancers involve one or both ovaries, or in the nearby tissue that covers organs in the abdomen (belly...
Ovarian Cancer![Christina Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D., is a researcher with the National Cancer Institute.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/annunziata-ovarian-cancer.jpg)
Ovarian cancer immunotherapies show promise
Christina Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D., has dedicated most of her career to studying ovarian cancer with the aim of...
Ovarian Cancer![Shannon Miller won seven Olympic medals during her gymnastics career.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/shannon-miller-ovarian-cancer.jpg)
Olympic gymnast Shannon Miller: Accepting help was essential to ovarian cancer recovery
Gymnast Shannon Miller captivated the world on her way to Olympic gold. Now the seven-time Olympic medalist and women's...
Ovarian Cancer![Leslie Heffernan, with her dog, Bella.](/images/uploads/main_images/_main_article_list/heffernan-ovarian-cancer.jpg)
Triathlete on winning the cancer race
In 2018, Leslie Heffernan, then 58, was training for a triathlon. The Massachusetts resident has always been active and ran, swam, and...
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