Angelina Jolie's New York Time piece, in which she revealed she's recently undergone surgery to remove her ovaries following the removal of her breasts, inspired Kelly Osbourne to come forward and publicly announce that she, too, carries the cancer-causing BRCA1 gene.

Angelina Jolie has already undergone a preventative double mastectomy, but she says she's not done with surgery yet.

"Greater body fatness is a probable cause of ovarian cancer in women," according to a new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Frankincense always seemed like one of the lesser gifts the three wise men gave to baby Jesus—certainly not as good as gold—but new research suggests that the aromatic resin can effectively kill ovarian cancer cells. So it's not that lame after all.

For the first time ever researchers have developed an effective strategy for detecting ovarian cancer in its early stages, and if confirmed in clinical trials it could be implemented as a routine screening for women.

Angelina Jolie writes in a stunning op-ed that she recently underwent the surgery after learning she carries a mutant form of a gene that predisposes her for breast and ovarian cancer.

A study published in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine that sampled over 1,000 women—389 of whom were in the primary stages of the most common form of ovarian cancer—and 1,832 cancer-free women has determined that working night shifts increases the risk of ovarian cancer. The women interviewed are from 35…

Researchers behind an unprecedented study that is expected to change the way we understand and treat breast cancer, which kills more than 35,000 U.S. women a year, are calling their findings "the breast-cancer equivalent of putting a man or woman on the moon." Here's how the study could affect you and your loved ones.

There has long been speculation that women who undergo in vitro fertilization are at greater risk for ovarian cancer. It's been hard, however, to confirm this link because infertile women have a higher rate of ovarian cancer to start with. So it's difficult to sort out whether it's the underlying infertility or the…

Ovarian cancer is rare, but it often spreads without causing symptoms and is only detected once it's too late. Genetic testing can determine if a woman is likely to develop the disease, but a troubling study found that many doctors are suggesting the testing for women who don't really need it, while others fail to…

According to new research, annual screenings for ovarian cancer would only reduce the cancer's mortality rate by 11%. No currently-available screening program was proven to save lives, as the disease is rare and tends to spread without causing symptoms.

• A 91-year-old pharmacy cashier tried to fight off a robber who grabbed a handful of cash from her register. "I want him to get caught because I want to smack him," said Florence Critelli after the attack.

Ugh. "Eight-year-old girl undergoes treatment for ovarian cancer." More here: [Telegraph]

Okay, remember the reports earlier this week that coffee and caffeine can terminate a pregnancy and protect ovaries from cancer? Well, news reports today suggest that all that java is making women fat. A report issued by British consumer watchdog group Which? says that "a Starbucks large white chocolate mocha with…

Another day, another study about caffeine. Following yesterday's news that ingesting more than 200 milligrams of caffeine a day can double the risk of miscarriage, today coffee is good for women! According to a new study, women who drink 3 or more cups of coffee a day are 20% less likely to develop ovarian cancer…