A team of international researchers, led by Australian scientists, has identified why some ovarian cancer patients become resistant to treatment.
Researchers analysed end-stage ovarian cancer tumours to see how they evolved to resist drug treatment
Lead author Elizabeth Christie, a specialist in treatment resistance at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, said 70 to 80 per cent of women with the most common type of ovarian cancer — high-grade serous carcinoma — become resistant to treatment over time. Most cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage, when the disease has spread, contributing to relatively low overall survival rates.bloating, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly, frequent or urgent urination, and back, abdominal or pelvic painDr Elizabeth Christie is a Group Leader in the Cancer Evolution and Metastasis Program at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
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