Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of cancer treatment that help the immune system’s T cells recognize and attack tumors. But these immunotherapy drugs aren’t effective against all cancers. In a study published today… Read more
Tag: ovarian cancer
Brewing for Ovarian Cancer Research
A specialty beer – brewed in memory of a special young woman – has raised more than $31,000 for ovarian cancer research at Magee-Womens… Read more
Pitt Researcher Part of Institute of Medicine’s Review of Science of Ovarian Cancer
Since September 2015, I have had the opportunity to participate on an inter-disciplinary Institute of Medicine committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and… Read more
UPMC CancerCenter SPORE Grant to Focus on Ovarian Cancer
More than 14,000 women in the U.S., including 800 from Pennsylvania, died last year from ovarian cancer, a disease that often isn’t detected until later… Read more
Breaking the Silence on Ovarian Cancer: Guyanna’s Story
Guyanna Ackison, an Army health care recruiter, University of Pittsburgh nursing student and mother of two, found her calling with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition… Read more