ovarian

Hilary Swank files federal lawsuit against actors’ union health plan over coverage for ovarian cysts

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Hilary Swank has filed a federal lawsuit against the actors’ union health plan to resume coverage of her treatment for recurrent malignant ovarian cysts. The Oscar-winning actress filed her lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles against the trustees of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan over coverage for ovarian cysts that have afflicted her … Read more

Woman with ovarian cancer said she’d ‘rather DIE than go near needles’ because of phobia

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Woman with ovarian cancer who said she’d ‘rather DIE than go near needles’ because of 48-year long phobia finally continues her treatment after confronting her fear on This Morning Sally-Anne, from Shropshire, had a severe 48-year long phobia of needles Confronted her fear on This Morning and sat with TV therapists, the Speakmans She returned to … Read more

Doctors remove world’s largest ovarian tumour weighing EIGHT STONE from 52-year-old woman in India

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Doctors successfully remove world’s largest ovarian tumour which weighed EIGHT STONE from 52-year-old woman in India The patient had complained about her weight ballooning to almost 17 stone Her feet began to swell and one doctor said it was lucky her organs hadn’t failed  Surgery at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi lasted for three … Read more

Australian nurse diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 24

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Nurse diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer at age 24 says she ignored the warning signs and urges women to take notice of the tell-tale symptoms Australian nurse Emma was diagnosed with ovarian cancer aged 24 years old She had surgery to remove a 15-centimetre mass from her pelvis after she felt it Doctors diagnosed Emma with … Read more

Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis

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Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis, damning report warns Report by the Target Ovarian Cancer charity says there is huge postcode lottery In England, percentage diagnosed before untreatable ranges from 56% to 29%  GPs and women themselves often do not know which symptoms to look … Read more

Statins ‘block an enzyme thought to trigger ovarian cancer’ 

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Statins may have the power to slash ovarian cancer risk, scientists say. The controversial medication is prescribed to millions to lower cholesterol by targeting and blocking an enzyme in the body. Now, a study has found women who naturally have lower levels of the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase have a 40 per cent lower risk of ovarian cancer.  … Read more