New research led by MD Anderson shows that a protein called omentin, or ITLN1, works to prevent metastasis of ovarian cancer cells, which has potential for use as a diagnostic tool and treatment option for women with advanced disease.
Learn about ovarian cancer signs, diagnosis, causes, risk factors, and treatment options. Most diagnoses occur in women over 60. 90% of cancer starts in the epithelium tissue.
MD Anderson's physicians specialize in treating all types of ovarian cancer. Learn more about ovarian cancer treatment, surgery, chemotherapy and other options.
Read about the ovarian cancer stages, as well as the different tests for ovarian cancer and how it is diagnosed.
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Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a prescription drug, Calcitriol, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of calcium deficiency and kidney diseases, may increase the likelihood of surviving ovarian cancer. |Researchers at Houston Methodist Research Institute and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a prescription drug, Calcitriol, approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of calcium deficiency and kidney diseases, may increase the likelihood of surviving ovarian cancer.
Newlyweds Lauren O’Malley and Jake Woodward have both undergone cancer treatment – for ovarian cancer and thymoma respectively. But before they started their treatments, the couple worked with MD Anderson fertility specialists.
How is ovarian cancer treated, and what new treatments are being explored through clinical trials? We asked gynecologic oncologist Amir Jazaeri, M.D.