ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈver-ē-ən 
variants
or less commonly ovarial
: of, relating to, or involving an ovary
ovarian cancer
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Conditions that predominantly affect men also receive more attention and funding than those that affect women: Despite ranking fifth in lethality among cancers, for instance, ovarian cancer comes 12th in terms of the resources devoted to it.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Additionally, this would also settle current and future ovarian cancer claims.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The toxic chemical has been linked to lung cancer, ovarian cancer, laryngeal cancer, and mesothelioma, a cancer that develops in the lining of some internal organs.
—Michael Regan, TIME, 2 May 2024
In 2021, a Missouri jury ordered J&J to pay roughly $2.1 billion to a group of just 22 women who said asbestos in the company’s talc products had caused their ovarian cancer.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 1 May 2024
WuXi companies also make an infusion for treatment-resistant H.I.V., a drug for advanced ovarian cancer and a therapy for adults with a rare disorder called Pompe disease.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
When Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer at 42, Barbara sent a sympathy note to her widower, Gene Wilder.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In late 2020, Mimi Parker had been given a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Among women, the most common forms of cancer are breast cancer, cervix cancer, and ovarian cancer.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Additionally, this would also settle current and future ovarian cancer claims.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
The toxic chemical has been linked to lung cancer, ovarian cancer, laryngeal cancer, and mesothelioma, a cancer that develops in the lining of some internal organs.
—Michael Regan, TIME, 2 May 2024
In 2021, a Missouri jury ordered J&J to pay roughly $2.1 billion to a group of just 22 women who said asbestos in the company’s talc products had caused their ovarian cancer.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 1 May 2024
WuXi companies also make an infusion for treatment-resistant H.I.V., a drug for advanced ovarian cancer and a therapy for adults with a rare disorder called Pompe disease.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
When Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer at 42, Barbara sent a sympathy note to her widower, Gene Wilder.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
In late 2020, Mimi Parker had been given a diagnosis of ovarian cancer.
—Justin Taylor, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2024
Among women, the most common forms of cancer are breast cancer, cervix cancer, and ovarian cancer.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
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ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈvar-ē-ən
-ˈver-
: of, relating to, or produced by an ovary
ovarian hormones
Medical Definition
ovarian
adjective
ovar·i·an
ō-ˈvar-ē-ən, -ˈver-
variants
also ovarial
: of, relating to, affecting, or involving an ovary
ovarian functions
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