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Is the focus on personalized medicine impacting ovarian cancer research?

While doctors are starting to target therapies for ovarian cancer to a specific type of tumor and woman, we are still a long way away from a cure, says HealthMaker Audra Moran. She explains in this video.


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  • Could ovarian cancer become a chronic disease that can be managed?

  • Why does ovarian cancer go undiagnosed for so long?

  • What does prevention for ovarian cancer look like?

  • The importance of ovarian cancer research

  • What resources are available from the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund?

  • If I have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, what questions should I ask my doctor?

  • How is ovarian cancer diagnosed and treated?

  • What age or race of women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer?

  • If a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, does she have a risk for ovarian cancer?

  • 5 questions and answers about maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer

Up Next

  • Could ovarian cancer become a chronic disease that can be managed?

  • Why does ovarian cancer go undiagnosed for so long?

  • What does prevention for ovarian cancer look like?

  • The importance of ovarian cancer research

  • What resources are available from the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund?

  • If I have been diagnosed with ovarian cancer, what questions should I ask my doctor?

  • How is ovarian cancer diagnosed and treated?

  • What age or race of women are more likely to develop ovarian cancer?

  • If a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, does she have a risk for ovarian cancer?

  • 5 questions and answers about maintenance therapy for ovarian cancer

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