Oncology & Cancer

Soy food, isoflavone intake not linked to endometrial cancer

(HealthDay)—Soy food/isoflavone intake is not associated with endometrial cancer risk in Japanese women, according to a study published in the February issue of BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

Oncology & Cancer

Lymph node removal presents higher lymphoedema risk

Cancer patients who have had lymph nodes removed or damaged due to surgery or treatments have an increased risk of developing secondary lymphoedema—a debilitating swelling of the limbs.

Oncology & Cancer

Cluster of heart risk factors tied to uterine cancer risk

(HealthDay)—A collection of health risk factors known as the "metabolic syndrome" may boost older women's risk of endometrial cancer, even if they're not overweight or obese, a new study suggests.

Oncology & Cancer

No increased risk of second cancers with radiotx in pelvic CA

(HealthDay)—For patients with pelvic cancers, the risk of developing a second cancer is not increased with radiotherapy (RT), according to a study published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Oncology & Cancer

Bone loss drugs may help prevent endometrial cancer

A new analysis suggests that women who use bisphosphonates—medications commonly used to treat osteoporosis and other bone conditions—have about half the risk of developing endometrial cancer as women who do not use the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Hispanic women less likely to survive endometrial uterine cancer

In the largest study to date evaluating outcomes of Hispanic women with endometrial uterine cancer, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found that Hispanic women in the United States were ...

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