Katie Fehlinger goes to Lehigh Valley to talk with the patients and doctor in the fight against Ovarian Cancer and to report on a treatment for Ovarian Cancer called IP Chemotherapy.

Reporter/Producer: Katie Fehleinger

May 27, 2008

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The notion that ovarian cancer is a “silent killer” without early warning signs has changed.

The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation has announced a national consensus on symptoms for ovarian cancer. Symptoms that women should consider as warning signs include: bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, and frequent or urgent urination. If women have these symptoms daily over the course of several weeks they should consult with a gynecologist about them, particularly if the symptoms are new or unusual.

This PBS medical series explores illnesses one at a time and features a panel of physicians and other experts assessing individual cases.

One of the deadliest forms of cancer, ovarian cancer is also one of the few cancers through which genetic testing can determine a person’s susceptibility. This episode explores the challenges faced by a woman balancing the opportunity to know her genetic profile with only limited diagnostic testing and sometimes radical treatment options available.

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For the first time, professionals are identifying ovarian cancer symptoms and explains what women, and their doctors, should be on the alert for. Your Cancer Today interviews Dr. Barbara Goff, Director of the Gynecologic Cancer Division at the University of Washington. (When detected early, ovarian cancer usually can be cured. Yet most cases are found late, when the 5-year survival rate is only 20-30%).

For more information on Ovarian Cancer go to: http://www.yourcancertoday.com/Cancer.

A study shows the pill may reduce ovarian cancer risk.

January 28,2008

Research over the last decade has demonstrated that human tumors are immunogenic and that cancer patients can have immune responses specific for their tumors. At the same time, many mechanisms have been identified that act to limit the tumor specific immune response. Cancer vaccines may have the potential to stimulate tumor immunity to levels that have an impact on tumor growth. The development and testing of cancer vaccines may lead someday to the ability to use the immune system to prevent the first development of cancer or of relapse in patients who have been previously treated.