Many thanks to Betsy for sending me this article published recently on the National Cancer Institute web page.
The article describes a new screening tool being studied to detect endometrial and ovarian cancer in its early stages.
Called PapSEEK, this liquid biopsy is actually a PAP test that checks for cancer related DNA changes. Preliminary investigations showed that it detected 33% of ovarian cancers (of which 34% were detected in early stages) and ~81% of endometrial cancers (of which 78% were detected in early stages).
These results were first published in the journal Science: Translational Medicine and was reported on the National Cancer Institute web site. Follow this link to read NCI's article.
In October 2012, a dream was realized for two dynamic ovarian cancer survivors: Anne Tonachel and Robin Bray. Their dream was to provide a restorative retreat for other ovarian cancer survivors in the northeast. When the amazing Kennedy family of Camp Kieve and The Kennedy Learning Center provided the retreat space (in honor of a family member with ovarian cancer), this restorative retreat was born.
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