This year, more than 80,000 women will be diagnosed with a form of gynecologic cancer -- cancers of the female reproductive tract such as ovarian, uterine and cervical. The sad part is that most of these cancers are quite curable if caught early. Read about how one woman, like so many others, was easily fooled by the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Find out about what is being done on the national and state level to increase awareness of gynecologic cancer; the importance of early diagnosis; the latest screening techniques, treatments and procedures; and more. Full story

Screening for Ovarian Cancer
Unlike cervical, breast, colon and prostate cancer, all of which have highly effective screening tests available, ovarian cancer remains incredibly difficult to catch at an early stage, when it is easiest to treat. But researchers have been evaluating new diagnostic techniques. For instance, researchers are looking more closely now at the fledgling science of proteomics (the study of the proteins that govern every biological process in the body) to identify ovarian cancer in its earliest-and most treatable-stages. Full story