For six of the 12 obesity-related cancers (multiple myeloma, colorectal, uterine, gallbladder, kidney and pancreatic) the risk for disease increased in adults 25 to 49.
Related topics: Obesity, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Oncology, Kidney Disease
During a hysterectomy, a surgeon removes a person’s uterus. Because the surgeon usually leaves part or all of the ovaries intact, it may still be possible to develop ovarian cancer. However, research suggests that any type of hysterectomy helps...
Related topics: Ovarian Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research
-- A hysterectomy may be recommended for cases of uterine fibroids, endometriosis, pelvic support problems, abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain and gynecologic cancer, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
Related topics: Chronic Pain, Cancer, Oncology, Gynecology
Black women in particular need to be more aware of the symptoms of uterine cancer to stem the rise in the incidence and mortality rates of uterine cancer in the US, warn CDC experts. Medscape Medical News
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology, Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Women with ovarian or endometrial cancer who followed the ketogenic diet for 12 weeks lost more body fat and had lower insulin levels compared to those who followed the low-fat diet recommended by the American Cancer Society, according to a new...
Related topics: Diet, Ovarian Cancer, American Cancer Society, Cancer, Oncology, Insulin, Medical Research
TUESDAY, Aug. 14, 2018 -- Most women with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB) will not be diagnosed with endometrial cancer, according to a review published online Aug. 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Megan A. Clarke, Ph.D., from the National Cancer...
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
(MedPage Today) -- But patient counseling needed, as only 10% of such cases are cancer
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 38-year-old woman is evaluated in follow-up after recent surgery for endometrial cancer. Her family history is significant for colon...
Related topics: Cancer, Colon Cancer, Oncology
(MedPage Today) -- But observed malignancies were detected early and carried low mortality risk
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
Flight attendants had increased rates of breast, uterine, cervical, gastrointestinal, skin and thyroid cancers.
Related topics: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Skin Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Oncology
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2018 -- For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu-positive uterine serous carcinoma, adding intravenous trastuzumab to treatment with carboplatin-paclitaxel is associated with increased...
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
Dr. Alesandro Santin Discusses Treatment for Endometrial Cancer
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
Dr. Alesandro Santin Discusses Treatment for Endometrial Cancer
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology
A California court ruling this week that a cancer warning label should be required on coffee has left the scientific community puzzled. There is plenty of research showing that coffee doesn’t cause cancer, and can actually prevent liver and...
Related topics: Cancer, Liver Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research
(MedPage Today) -- Activity in resistant ovarian, mutated endometrial cancers
Related topics: Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Oncology
Cervical fluid samples gathered during routine Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are the basis of a new screening test for endometrial and ovarian cancers.
Related topics: Genetics, Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Oncology
New research from Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) indicates steroid and hormone receptors are simultaneously active in many endometrial cancer tissues. The findings, published today in the journal Cell Reports,...
Related topics: Medical Research, Cancer, Oncology, Hormones
The effect is especially evident in smokers, the obese and those who exercise infrequently.
Related topics: Oral Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Cancer, Oncology, Smoking, Obesity
Researchers reveal how nanoparticles filled with two anti-cancer drugs targeted and killed tumor cells in mice with aggressive endometrial cancer.
Related topics: Cancer, Oncology, Medical Research
Tumor-targeting nanoparticles loaded with a drug that makes cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy's toxicity could be used to treat an aggressive and often deadly form of endometrial cancer, according to new research by the University of Iowa...
Related topics: Medical Research, Cancer, Oncology, Chemotherapy