Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Creative Components Dissertations Fall 2018 Current Models of Ovarian Cancer Ruth Hines Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/creativecomponents Part of the Investigative Techniques Commons, Obstetrics and Gynecology Commons, Oncology Commons, and the Women's Health Commons Recommended Citation Hines, Ruth, "Current Models of Ovarian Cancer" (2018). Creative Components. 65. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/creativecomponents/65 This Creative Component is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Creative Components by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Ruth Hines Creative Component Dr. Gunnar Mair Current Models of Ovarian Cancer ABSTRACT Ovarian cancer has proved to be one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It is often diagnosed in the late stages. When it is detected early, the 5-year survival rate is 93%. However, it is only detected early 15% of the time. For this reason, there is an emphasis on finding better tumor markers that can identify cancerous cells early. Ovarian cancers come from 3 different cell types. There are a variety of cancer subtypes from each type of cell. A one- size fits all treatment method isn’t feasible with so much variation. Models of ovarian cancer help understand the pathway of cancer development, find tumor markers for early detection, improve imagining techniques, and test drug therapies. Current models include transgenic mice, xenograft mice, chick chorioallantoic membrane, the laying hen, and 3-D human tissue cultures.