Hormone Help for Ovarian Cancer?

The researchers included John Smyth, MD, FRCP, a professor of medical oncology at the University of Edinburgh.


"This is an important landmark in the research and treatment of ovarian cancer," Smyth says in a University of Edinburgh news release.

Ovarian cancers that are sensitive to the hormone estrogen may be partly tamed by anti-estrogen therapy.That's according to a Scottish study published today in the journal Clinical Cancer Research.


In the U.S., ovarian cancer causes more cancer deaths than any other female reproductive system cancer. The American Cancer Society predicts that there will be about 22,430 new cases of ovarian cancer and about 15,280 deaths from ovarian cancer in the U.S. this year.

"Despite intense scientific research over the past 20 years, there have been few new leads in our understanding of how this disease operates. But this study suggests that the addition of hormone therapy to our treatment strategy could extend and improve the lives of women with ovarian cancer," says Smyth.

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