According to a new study, black tea consumption is inversely associated with the risk of ovarian cancer.

The 15- year study based on Swedish women uncovered a dose-response relationship between tea consumption and incidence of ovarian cancer, based on women who drank tea versus those who didn't

African American women at high-risk of breast cancer have genetic mutations that would make genetic testing feasible, according to a study in the October 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Because of recent advances in the understanding of breast cancer risk factors and the promise of prevention, women from high-risk families are encouraged to consider genetic testing to quantify their risk, according to background information in the article

African American women at high-risk of breast cancer have genetic mutations that would make genetic testing feasible, according to a study in the October 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Because of recent advances in the understanding of breast cancer risk factors and the promise of prevention, women from high-risk families are encouraged to consider genetic testing to quantify their risk, according to background information in the article

Medical company Genentech says it has stopped enrolling ovarian cancer patients in a test for Avastin, because a higher-than-expected number of the women developed perforations in their gastrointestinal tracts.

Genentech says five of 44 patients involved in the study, 11 percent, have developed perforations as a result of taking the drug

Medical company Genentech says it has stopped enrolling ovarian cancer patients in a test for Avastin, because a higher-than-expected number of the women developed perforations in their gastrointestinal tracts.

Genentech says five of 44 patients involved in the study, 11 percent, have developed perforations as a result of taking the drug