Ovarian Cancer

Lawsuits

The body powder lawsuit centers on whether certain talc-based body powders contained asbestos and whether manufacturers failed to warn consumers about potential health risks. Th...

status-and-clarification

Marcheline Bertrand, American actress and humanitarian, died on January 27, 2007. She was 56 years old at the time of her death. Bertrand is best known as the mother of actress...

healthcare

Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer on May 20, 1989, at age 42. Her journey began with a misdiagnosis, followed by a primary cytoreductive surgery that proved incomplete, a seco...

health-wellness

Kathy Bates’s health is most widely defined by her openness about cancer treatment and survivorship, which has become a central part of her public narrative since her initial...

health-clarifications

No, Kathy Bates has not had a mastectomy. In 2013 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent a full hysterectomy (removal of her ovaries and uterus), as confirmed in he...

Status Updates

On October 8, 2006, Patsy Ramsey died at age 49 in Los Angeles, California, after a 10-month battle with ovarian cancer. Her death occurred roughly two and a half years after th...

Status Updates

Chef Fatima Ali died from complications of ovarian cancer, a diagnosis she disclosed publicly while undergoing treatment. Her illness was first made known through candid social...

health-wellness

Ovarian cancer is a serious diagnosis that gains public attention when discussed by prominent figures such as Catherine, Princess of Wales. While her specific medical history is...