Study: Tampons May Help Doctors Detect Deadly Cancer

October 8, 2014

Researchers conducting the study found tumor DNA in ordinary tampons that were placed in the vaginas of their ovarian cancer patients.

Their study shows that tampons could someday be used in detecting this cancer, but for now the detection rate is too low — at least in its current form — to be used in screening the general population. Another issue is that the DNA testing…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.