ovarian
Americanadjective
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Origin of ovarian
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A breakthrough drug for ovarian cancer that is kinder on the body and extends lives is now available on the NHS.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Competition in the market for drugs to treat ovarian cancer resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy is heating up, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The change reflects a broader scientific understanding of the condition as a multisystem disorder that affects metabolic, hormonal, reproductive and mental health — not simply a condition defined by ovarian cysts.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Short lost his daughter nearly 16 years after ovarian cancer took his wife of 30 years, Nancy Dolman.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
And some enforce their patents aggressively: Myriad Genetics, which holds the patents on the BRCAi and BRCA2 genes responsible for most cases of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, charges $3,000 to test for the genes.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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