June 1, 2010
Drinking Tea May Reduce Ovarian Cancer Risk
Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) have found that drinking tea may decrease your risk of developing ovarian cancer. Lead researcher Dr Christina Nagle from QIMR's Gynaecological Cancer Group said, "Our results indicate that drinking more than four cups a day of black, green or herbal tea may reduce ovarian cancer risk by almost 30%...
May 6, 2010
Ovarian Cancer Clues From Flaxseed-Fed Chickens
In the race to find answers about ovarian cancer, researchers now have something to cluck about. For five years, University of Illinois researchers have been using the chicken as a model to study this deadly disease and have recently discovered that a diet enriched with flaxseed decreases severity of ovarian cancer and increases survival in hens...
March 18, 2010
Study Finds Link Between Healthy Diets, Length Of Ovarian Cancer Survival
Diets full of fruits, vegetables and healthy grains may be associated with higher rates of ovarian cancer survival, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, the Los Angeles Times' "Booster Shots" reports...
March 2, 2010
Dietary Factors Influence Ovarian Cancer Survival Rates: New Study Shows Relationship Between Healthy Eating And Prolonged Survival
2009 estimates projected that in the United States alone 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer would be diagnosed and 14,600 women would die of the disease. Often diagnosed in late stages, ovarian cancer has an asymptomatic onset and a relatively low 5-year survival rate of about 45%. Consequently investigation linked to survivorship is critical...