ovarian
Americanadjective
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Origin of ovarian
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The surgery means Caroline now has no evidence of disease, but she was told ovarian cancer can be "unpredictable" with a high re-occurrence rate.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
In 2019, the estimated proportion of cases attributable to excess weight varied considerably, from 5% for ovarian cancer to 37% for endometrial cancer.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Walsh’s mother died from ovarian cancer soon after.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
When tested in mouse models of ovarian cancer and melanoma, a single dose of the engineered cells, known as AlloESO-T cells, controlled tumor growth and helped the animals survive longer without producing dangerous side effects.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
She had died in 1958, at the age of thirty-seven, from diffusely metastatic ovarian cancer—an illness ultimately linked to mutations in genes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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