Oncology & Cancer
Weight-loss surgery may curb risk for certain cancers
(HealthDay)—Weight-loss surgery could help some severely obese people reduce their risk for cancer by at least 33 percent, a new study suggests.
Oct 17, 2017
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Endometrial Cancer
Health
How serious is postmenopausal bleeding?
If you're postmenopausal, you shouldn't be bleeding. The very definition of menopause is having gone more than 12 months without a period. So if you're still bleeding, something is wrong. Determining the seriousness of the ...
Oct 11, 2017
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Surgery
Bariatric surgery lowers cancer risk for severely obese patients
Severely obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery lower their risk of developing cancer by at least a third, according to a University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine researcher leading a large retrospective cohort ...
Oct 6, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Trial confirms pelvic radiation as standard of care for high-risk endometrial cancer
In a new phase III trial report from the National Clinical Trial Network group, NRG Oncology, recurrence-free and overall survival rates for women with stage I-II high-risk endometrial cancer were not superior following vaginal ...
Sep 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover cancer stem cell pathway in endometrial cancer
A team of Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered a key pathway that leads to recurrence and treatment resistance in endometrial cancer, providing the potential for much needed new therapies for women with limited options.
Aug 24, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Increased endometrial cancer rates found in women with high levels of cadmium
More than 31,000 new cases of endometrial cancer are expected to be diagnosed in 2017. Through a five-year observational study recently published in PLOS One, researchers at the University of Missouri found that women with ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers home in on mutation profiles of clear cell endometrial cancer
In the largest genomics study of clear cell endometrial cancer (CCEC) tumors to date, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) researchers and their collaborators have identified mutations in the TAF1 gene. They've ...
May 9, 2017
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Medical research
New method to grow womb lining and mimic menstrual cycle in the laboratory dish
Scientists at KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have succeeded in growing three-dimensional cultures of the endometrium, the uterus' inner lining, in a dish. These so-called endometrial organoids promise to shed ...
Apr 25, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer cells disguise themselves by switching off genes, new research reveals
Scientists have uncovered how tumor cells in aggressive uterine cancer can switch disguises and spread so quickly to other parts of the body. In a study published in Neoplasia, researchers at the Washington University School ...
Mar 30, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Findings support use of less invasive hysterectomy for early-stage endometrial cancer
Researchers found similar rates of disease-free survival and no difference in overall survival among women who received a laparoscopic or abdominal total hysterectomy for stage I endometrial cancer, according to a study published ...
Mar 28, 2017
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