Ovarian cancer kills an estimated 12,700 women annually, with around 20,000 women getting a diagnosis each year.

Dr. Brigitte Barrette runs a race against ovarian cancer on a daily basis. Continuing that fight against cancer, now she plans to run in real life. Ovarian cancer includes symptoms that mimic many ...

Regularly monitoring women with faulty BRCA genes results in earlier detection of ovarian cancer in those who want to defer preventive surgery, research found. A study, which aimed to establish 'real ...

Recent research highlights that for fertility and aging, the egg may be the leading lady, but she needs her supporting cast.

Sexual reproduction keeps many species alive. In humans, male and female reproductive systems look very different, though. The female reproductive system has many unique parts, including the ovaries, ...

Bevacizumab addition to chemotherapy showed significant progression-free survival benefits in high-risk epithelial ovarian cancer patients but not in overall survival. The BEV1L study used real-world ...

Streak ovaries are when the ovaries do not develop correctly before birth. This causes the individual to have nonfunctioning ovaries and experience various symptoms. Ovaries are the small oval-shaped ...

Discover how cutting-edge single-nucleus multi-omics reveals the secrets of ovarian aging, paving the way for breakthroughs in fertility and health longevity. Study: Molecular and genetic insights ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

When it comes to cancer screenings, women generally keep themselves in check. Pap smears pick up cervical cancer early, mammograms detect breast cancer, and colonoscopies are routine as we get older.