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Jill Doimer's mother died in 2002 from ovarian cancer, detected too late to be effectively treated. So Ms. Doimer is eagerly awaiting the introduction of a new test that holds the promise of detecting early-stage ovarian cancer far more accurately than any test available now, using only blood from a finger prick. Not only does she plan to be tested, but an advocacy group she helped found, Ovarian Awareness of Kentucky, also intends to spread the word to women and doctors. "If it's going to happen to me or anyone I know, I want it to be caught at an...

Sperm Prevents Ovarian Cancer SEPTEMBER 14, 2003 22:57 by Jin-Han Lee (likeday@donga.com) A medical team in the nation has found for the first time that male sperm has ingredients to kill ovarian cancer cells. As a result, some point out that male sperm may be the reason why sexually inactive women, whether single or married, are more likely to have ovarian cancer than sexually active women. In addition, the finding sets the stage for ovarian cancer treatment. Bae Seok-nyon, a gynecology professor at the medical school of Catholic University, and Park Lae-ok, a researcher, removed spermatozoon from sperm, extracted three...