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 Dr. Dave Mutch  |
Dr. Dave Mutch, medical advisor to the SLOCA Board of Directors, writes an intermittent column for the Teal Talks newsletter on ovarian cancer, new diagnostic tools, treatments and research developments. An archive of his past columns appears at the top of this page. If you'd like to submit a question or suggest a topic, e-mail Dr. Mutch at askthedoctor@sloca.org. Please note that he is unable to give specific medical advice through this column; you should consult your physician for questions about your own medical condition. Articles From Our Blog21 Jan 2012
Researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Carbondale are trying to determine how flaxseed helps prevent deaths from ovarian cancer in chickens, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on Jan. 19, 2012. Turns out chickens and women hav…
12 Sep 2011
Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of The Dr. Oz Show on NBC-TV, launched on Sept. 13 an ovarian cancer awareness campaign he called “Break the Silence on Ovarian Cancer.” His show on that date examined how some women’s doctors had misdiagnosed or igno…
6 Sep 2011
A review of ovarian cancer outcomes has found that women with diabetes survived longer if they took metformin, Reuters Health wire service reported on Jan. 6. Further, the study showed that on progression-free survival the diabetics who used metformin did…
25 Jul 2011
By Dr. David Mutch Every day about 1500 people in the United States die from a cancer. That’s about 1 every minute. More than 15,000 women die of ovarian cancer each year — and, unfortunately, that number is on the rise. If we don’t develop new …
15 Mar 2011
Clinical trials are the backbone of progress in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Trials for the treatment of ovarian cancer have led to many years of increased survival in patients with this disease and, when a trial is available for patients, we believe …
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