Proteins Linked to Ovarian Cancer Survival

Women with low levels of two proteins in cancer cells tend to die sooner than other women with ovarian cancer, a study finds. Researchers looked at the levels of proteins called Dicer and Drosha in 111 women with ovarian cancer. Survival was poor in women with low levels of either protein. It was worse for those who had low levels of both. HealthDay News wrote about the study December 17. It was in the New England Journal of Medicine.