Ovarian Cancer - Page 2

August 27, 2019

Terminally ill nurse gets bucket list wish: a ride-along in a cop car

It took less than three hours for the message to reach officers, who happily made her wish come true.

June 19, 2019

Georgia toddler diagnosed with rare ovarian cancer now disease-free

The 2-year-old Georgia girl who touched hearts worldwide when her parents shared that she had been diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer is now celebrating being cancer-free.

March 20, 2019

Red lump in Spanish woman’s belly button signals advanced cancer, report finds

A 73-year-old woman in Spain with a painful red lump growing out of her belly button was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, a new report said.

March 1, 2019

Georgia toddler diagnosed with ovarian cancer: 'We were blindsided'

Two weeks ago, Meagan and Michael Xydias brought their youngest child, McKenna “Kenni” Shea, to the doctor after weeks of on-again-off-again fevers, irritability, picky eating and bloating in her stomach.

December 3, 2018

Marine veteran says dog sniffed out cancer 3 times

A Marine veteran is crediting the Siberian husky she inherited from her Air Force son in 2011 with helping to save her life after the dog sniffed out ovarian cancer three times.

October 17, 2018

Mom who delayed chemo to save unborn baby dies of ovarian cancer

A cancer-stricken mom who turned down chemotherapy to save her unborn baby's life has died at age 29.

July 13, 2018

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay nearly $4.7B to 22 plaintiffs in talcum powder lawsuit

A St. Louis jury awarded nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to 22 women and their families Thursday in the first case against Johnson & Johnson that focused on asbestos in talcum powder.

October 21, 2017

$417M award in lawsuit linking Johnson & Johnson baby powder to cancer gets tossed

A judge on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene.

October 16, 2017

Pay attention to these early signs of ovarian cancer

Ovaries are responsible for the hormones estrogen and progesterone that bring on periods, contribute to feminine anatomy and sustain pregnancy.

October 12, 2017

Breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate reveals she recently had ovaries removed

After undergoing a double mastectomy in 2008, breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate has preventively had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed.