Tag Archives: Ovarian Cancer

Mayo Clinic Studies Cancer Vaccines


Mayo Clinic researcher Keith Knutson and his team have received investigational new drug approval from the Food and Drug Administration for two new vaccines that mobilize the body’s defense mechanisms to destroy cancer cells. The vaccines are among the first … Continue reading

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Defining Cancer Risk and Development in Rare Cancer-Producing Syndrome


ASCO Abstract # 1510 Patients with the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS), a rare genetic disorder that increases the risk of benign and malignant tumors, could be at a higher risk for colon cancer than once … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Awarded Major Grant for Ovarian Cancer Research


Investigators at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have received a five-year, $11.5 million grant to translate research into treatments for women with ovarian cancer. Every year in the United States, more than 16,000 women die from the disease and another … Continue reading

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