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Elly Mayday documents getting treatment for ovarian cancer The ovaries produce eggs integral for reproduction. The eggs travel from the ovaries through the fallopian tubes into the uterus where the fertilised egg settles in and develops into a foetus. The ovaries are also the main source of the female hormone’s oestrogen and progesterone. Ovarian cancer […]
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has deciphered a complex molecular conversation between cancer and immune cells that is key to orchestrating the successful invasion of tumors by T cells that kill cancer cells. “We show that two key chemokines, CCL5 and CXCL9, are universally implicated in T cell infiltration across all solid tumors,” said George […]
Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen. Most patients undergo surgery to remove as many of these tumors as possible, but because some are so small and widespread, it is difficult to eradicate all of them. Researchers at MIT, working with surgeons […]
Body positive model and ovarian cancer advocate Ashley Luther, better known as “Elly Mayday,” lost her battle with ovarian cancer on Friday. She was just 30 years old. Her family announced her passing on Mayday. On Mayday’s official fanpage page, which has nearly 500,000 followers, they wrote: “She dreamed of making an impact on people’s […]
Think of it as a cancer therapy zag instead of a zig. While many groups are developing cancer therapies to target proteins and pathways that are highly active in cancer cells, a team of investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, with collaborators at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is taking a […]