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Lymph Node Dissection in Advanced Endometrial Cancer Should ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
DG NewsBy Ed Susman TAMPA, Fla -- March 14, 2008 -- When lymph node dissection surgery is performed in patients with advanced endometrial cancer, surgeons should

Diabetes Linked to Risk of Endometrial Cancer  -  Mar 12, 2008
Cancerpage.com,NEW YORK MAR 12, 2008 (Reuters Health) - Type 2 diabetes is associated with endometrial cancer, regardless of the presence of most other risk factors,

Paclitaxel Fails to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Endometrial ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
DG NewsBy Ed Susman TAMPA, Fla -- March 12, 2008 -- The addition of paclitaxel to the regimen for treatment of advanced endometrial cancer failed to improve

Endometrial Cancer Survivor 'Steps to Health'  -  Mar 3, 2008
CancerWiseShe knew how because, before her injury, she had participated in a small pilot study for MD Anderson endometrial cancer patients to help them lose weight.

SGO: Biology Role Cited for Racial Disparities in Uterine Cancer ...  -  Mar 13, 2008
MedPage Today,Explain to interested patients that two studies showed that blacks with endometrial cancer have worse outcomes even when they receive care that is similar

Cancer Studies Want You!  -  Mar 10, 2008
HealthNewsDigest.com,Diana Browning, who was treated for endometrial cancer in 2004, enrolled in a behavioral-intervention study at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Should I Be Worried About Abnormal Uterine Bleeding?  -  Mar 21, 2008
Tampa Tribune,...is not on these medications and experiences bleeding after menopause, she should always be evaluated by her physician to rule out endometrial cancer.

Skill of a surgeon, hand of a robot  -  Mar 19, 2008
Wisconsin State Journal,When Barb Thoni learned she needed a hysterectomy because she had endometrial cancer, she didn 't know a robot would operate on her. But Dr. David Kushner,

American Cancer Society Announces Guidelines For The Early ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...cancer (HNPCC | news | PowerRating | PR Charts ), annual screening should be offered for endometrial cancer with endometrial biopsy beginning at age 35.

Race Not a Factor in Dose Intensity or Toxicity Among Patients ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
DG News..."Black and white patients with advanced-stage or recurrent endometrial cancer were similar with respect to dose intensity and chemotherapy-related toxicity,

Was the promotion of HRT as an ‘elixir of life’ a triumph of ...  -  Mar 7, 2008
Times Online,Users of the combined pill (oestrogen plus progesterone) also showed lower risks for endometrial cancer. By the mid1990s researchers had claimed that HRT

Cancer Risk Slightly Higher For Women In Discontinued Hormone ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The rates of colorectal cancer did not differ significantly between the two groups and rates of endometrial cancer were lower in the estrogen plus progestin

American Cancer Society Announces Guidelines For The Early ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
RTT News,For women with or at high risk for hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer (HNPCC), annual screening should be offered for endometrial cancer with endometrial

Memo From The Mayo Clinic...It's Cancer Vixin  -  Mar 20, 2008
Huffington Post,One of the things I'm being checked for is endometrial cancer. It's a side effect of the damn drug I'm taking -- tamoxifen. (Don't you just love that?

Increased Risk Of Cancer Found In Women Who Have Discontinued ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
Medical News Today,Rates of endometrial cancer were lower in the CEE plus MPA group. Rates of colorectal cancer did not differ significantly between the two groups.

CANCER SUFFERERS FEEL LET DOWN BY COUNTY COUNCIL  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Cornishman,Rosemary Sims, 68, of Wendron, who is recovering from endometrial cancer. said: "It will be extremely traumatic and difficult for patients having to travel

Femara cuts cancer recurrence even if started late  -  Mar 10, 2008
Reuters UK,Tamoxifen also raises the risk of death from strokes and endometrial cancer. But more than half of breast cancer recurrences and deaths occur five or more

New Data Show It May Never Be Too Late For Women To Protect ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
North American Press Syndicate,Other less commonly reported side effects include vaginal bleeding, blood clots, other cancers, osteoporosis, stroke, heart attack and endometrial cancer.

Betrayed by the medical system  -  Mar 20, 2008
ChronicleHerald.ca,I was doing fine and didn’t want to risk the side-effects . . . including endometrial cancer," Ms. Green said. Doctors offered her the treatment again

Obese Women With Breast Cancer Have Lower Survival Rates  -  Mar 17, 2008
MedHeadlines,Diseases that kill both men and women like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other cancers such as colon cancer, endometrial cancer and kidney cancer are

Plaintiff wins cancer suit against drug firms  -  Feb 26, 2008
Arkansas Democrat Gazette,Doctors had years earlier begun prescribing progestin along with estrogen after the use of estrogen alone had been linked to endometrial cancer.

Common Variations In Gene Segments That Increase The Risk For ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The region discovered on chromosome 7 contains a gene that may be related to endometrial cancer. On chromosome 11, researchers found a region of

Period peace  -  Mar 20, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,And birth-control pills in general reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer in addition to preventing unintended pregnancies, Nakajima said.

Protein in Soy Traps Prostate Cancer  -  Mar 14, 2008
WebMDOther researchers are studying the compound in patients with breast cancer, kidney cancer, endometrial cancer, pancreatic cancer, and melanoma.

Study Details Women’s Risks After Stopping Hormones  -  Mar 5, 2008
New York Times,...(Progestin is taken only if a woman still has a uterus, to protect her from endometrial cancer.) In that group, overall breast cancer rates were lower among

Disease risk still high after HRT halt  -  Mar 5, 2008
The Australian,The risk of endometrial cancer fell by 25 per cent, and the risks of blood clots and strokes - which were elevated while the women took the pills - returned

Motherhood journey ended too soon  -  Mar 15, 2008
News & Observer,A few months later, Lamkin learned she had endometrial cancer. Doctors treating Kent were optimistic, but the cancer returned. At one point, both women were

Novartis's Femara reduces cancer recurrence in women, finds study  -  Mar 11, 2008
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewTamoxifen is also suspected to raise the risk of death from strokes and endometrial cancer. Paul Goss of Massachusetts General Hospital, who conducted the

Complications after Surgery  -  Feb 25, 2008
Gather.com,...by Kim J. Its taken me some time to write this update on my adventure with Endometrial Cancer; the surgery went well, I went home on the fourth day,

"The Change": Not So Mysterious After All  -  Mar 7, 2008
RH Reality Check,Progesterone is used if a woman still has her uterus to help her body shed endometrial cells and thus reduce the risk of developing endometrial cancer.

Cancer risk after combined HRT  -  Mar 5, 2008
NHS Choices,...breast cancer and a slightly lower risk of endometrial cancer, neither of these differences were large enough to reach statistical significance.

EntreMed Announces 2008 Corporate and Clinical Program Priorities  -  Mar 13, 2008
Earthtimes,...metastatic breast cancer (MBC), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), hematological cancers, ovarian and endometrial cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Cancer  -  Mar 5, 2008
MedHeadlines,And the HRT group actually enjoyed lower rates of endometrial cancer. The one-time elevated risk of cardiovascular disease diminished over time after the

Breast-cancer risk remains after stopping HRT  -  Mar 4, 2008
TheHeart.Org,The rates of colorectal cancer did not differ significantly between the two groups, and rates of endometrial cancer were lower in the HRT group.

Symptons and treatment of uterine cancer  -  Mar 3, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,When we refer to uterine cancer (endometrial cancer -- endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus), it is generally thought to be the upper portion.

A world of words  -  Mar 22, 2008
Asbury Park Press,..."I had endometrial cancer. I was 60. My husband died a year and a half later. I closed down. For the first time in my life, I stopped writing," she says,

A family's life in the shadow of cancer  -  Feb 27, 2008
The Northern Echo,But in December 2005, aged 55, she died of endometrial cancer. Ms Monaghan discovered she had breast cancer in January 2005, when she was 32 -the same age

CANCER SCARE  -  Feb 26, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,Half of all cases of endometrial cancer (cancer of the womb lining) are caused by women being overweight or obese. Excess weight is also a major risk factor

Pill may prevent cancer  -  Feb 25, 2008
The Daily Collegian Online,The pill can also offer protection against endometrial cancer, researchers found. For college women, it can be tough to find time to fit in a visit to a

Double Mastectomy choice  -  Mar 5, 2008
WHOI,However, side effects include an increased risk for endometrial cancer and blood clotting. Tamoxifen appears to be most helpful for women with the BRCA2

Preoperative Transvaginal Ultrasonography and Intraoperative Gross ...  -  Feb 26, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy. The cornerstone of treatment remains surgery according to International Federation of

Health Risks and Benefits 3 Years After Stopping Randomized ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),A global index summarizing the balance of risks and benefits included the 2 primary end points plus stroke, pulmonary embolism, endometrial cancer,

Higher rate of abnormal mammograms in women on combined HT  -  Feb 29, 2008
Endocrine Today,Prior work suggests that these changes happen when estrogen is coupled with a progestin necessary to avoid increased endometrial cancer risk from unopposed

Tamoxifen Efficacy in Bipolar Mania Gets Additional Backing  -  Mar 3, 2008
MedPage Today,...not recommend tamoxifen as an appropriate drug for long-term management of bipolar disorder because the agent heightens the risk of endometrial cancer.

Infertility queen PCOD  -  Feb 29, 2008
Chennai Online,More important, the long-term effects of unopposed oestrogen place women with the syndrome at considerable risk for endometrial cancer or breast cancer.

Why fuss over 'roided up athletes?  -  Mar 8, 2008
Berkshire Eagle,And in women: Increased risk of cervical and endometrial cancer; increased risk of osteoporosis; temporary infertility or sterility; altered sex drive;

Legendary Patients Rights Advocate Barbara Seaman Died  -  Mar 1, 2008
eFluxMediaHer aunt, Sally, died of endometrial cancer in 1959, at only 49. Her oncologist blamed her death on the replacement hormone drug Premarin,

Science is winning the battle against women's biggest fear  -  20 Feb 2008
Scotsman,She was diagnosed with endometrial cancer – cancer of the womb lining – in August last year. But less than six months later, and after a gruelling course of

The Gynologues  -  20 Feb 2008
The Collegian online,May reduce risk of endometrial cancer, according to www.contraceptiononline.com.The ParaGard may be used as emergency contraceptive if inserted within five

Obesity Symptoms and Health Effects  -  20 Feb 2008
American Chronicle,Cancers-Obesity is associated with an increased risk for some types of cancer including endometrial (cancer of the lining of the uterus), colon,

AEterna Zentaris Reports First Patients Treated with Anti-Cancer ...  -  Feb 12, 2008
FOXBusinessThe trial will include up to 82 patients (up to 41 with a diagnosis of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer and up to 41 with disseminated endometrial cancer).

EntreMed Commences Phase 2 Study With MKC-1 in Ovarian/Endometrial ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
CNNMoney.comEndometrial cancer, the most common cancer found in women's reproductive organs, starts in the inner lining of the uterus (endometrium).

Lifestyle Liability  -  Feb 19, 2008
Pune Newsline,...of the uterine lining (Endometrial Cancer)," he adds Polycystic ovary syndrome is a common health problem that affects teenage girls and young women.

Need to know - managing the menopause  -  Feb 18, 2008
Pulse,...creams can induce secretory changes in the endometrium and women using oestrogen with a progesterone cream are at increased risk of endometrial cancer.

An Increased Body Mass Index Linked To Several Cancers  -  Feb 19, 2008
Medical News Today,In women, the risk of endometrial cancer was increased by 59 percent, gallbladder cancer by 59 percent, oesophageal adenocarcinoma by 51 percent and kidney

Weight gain 'increases cancer risk'  -  Feb 14, 2008
The Press AssociationIn women, the same increase meant the risk of both endometrial cancer and cancer of the gallbladder rose by 59%, oesophageal adenocarcinoma by 51%,

Ad criticizes FDA hostility toward ‘natural’ hormones  -  Feb 18, 2008
Daily Camera,Estriol by itself, she said, has been shown to increase the risk of endometrial cancer. And excessive doses of hormones can cause harm, including cancers.

Media Alert - 2008 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer  -  Feb 7, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Optimizing Surgical Management in Women with Endometrial Cancer: How Extensive a Surgery Should be Performed? This prospective, single institution study

In Vitro Fertilization Safe in Women Treated for Endometrial Carcinoma  -  Jan 28, 2008
Cancerpage.com,..."Since hormonal treatment for endometrial cancer is still experimental, we follow these patients very closely by repeated endometrial samplings every 3-6

Health cuts a risk to women  -  Feb 8, 2008
Chicago Tribune,...risk of dangerous infections, twisted ovaries, pelvic inflammatory disease, fibroids, and conditions such as cervical, ovarian and endometrial cancer.

Obesity Predisposes to a Variety of Cancers  -  Feb 14, 2008
MedHeadlines,Endometrial cancer. 5-point increase in BMI increase risk by 60% Breast cancer. 5-point increase in BMI, elevates the risk of developing breast cancer by

The pill appears to protect against ovarian cancer  -  Jan 27, 2008
Boston Globe,...whether the positives outweigh the negatives. WHAT'S NEXT: Beral's group wants to look at the effect of the pill in reducing endometrial cancer risk.

The Pill Gives Long-lasting Protection Against Ovarian Cancer ...  -  Jan 26, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The Pill also causes long-lasting protection against endometrial cancer (cancer or the lining of the womb) but causes a short-lived increase in breast

The Pill Protects Against Cancer  -  Jan 25, 2008
The Associated PressAnd the pill also provides long-term protection against endometrial cancer, which affects the lining of the uterus. Scientists don't know why the pill

The Maybach Review: EntreMed Commences Phase 2 Study With MKC-1 in ...  -  Jan 23, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Phase 2 study with its novel cell cycle inhibitor, MKC-1, in recurrent or resistant epithelial ovarian cancer and advanced endometrial cancer patients.

Preventing Cancer Is More Possible Than You Think  -  Feb 5, 2008
Gather.com,All forms of activity can protect against colon cancer, and probably protect against post-menopausal breast cancer and endometrial cancer.

Birth control pills offer menstruation regulation, lower risk of ...  -  Feb 7, 2008
Hurricane Online (subscription),It has also been shown to reduce the risk of ovarian cysts, ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer if taken for more than five years.

The link between acrylamide in foods and cancer in humans  -  Feb 3, 2008
TopCancerNews.com,It should also be noted that a new Dutch study shows an association between acrylamide in foods and ovarian and endometrial cancer.

OU team finds cancer fighter  -  Feb 1, 2008
Tulsa World,...breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, leukemia, brain cancer, esophageal cancer, liver cancer, cervical cancer, vulva and endometrial cancer.

Pill cuts ovarian cancer risk  -  Jan 31, 2008
BUPA,Past studies have shown that the pill provides long-lasting protection against endometrial cancer but increases the short-term risk of cervical and breast

The Pill can provide protection against ovarian cancer for 30 ...  -  Jan 24, 2008
Daily Mail,The Pill also causes long-lasting protection against endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the womb). It causes a short-term increase in breast cancer

Advocates For Custom-Made Hormones Launch Lobbying Effort Against FDA  -  Feb 13, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Estriol has been linked to an increased risk of endometrial cancer, according to Adriane Fugh-Berman, an associate professor of physiology and biophysics at

Obesity: Not just a 'condition'  -  Feb 8, 2008
Kuwait Times,...include type 2 diabetes (61%), heart disease (17%), gallbladder disease (30%), breast cancer (11%), endometrial cancer (34%) and colon cancer (11%).

Pocket Doc  -  Jan 28, 2008
Chicago Flame Online (subscription),Endometrial cancer is primarily a postmenopausal disease and is strongly affected by hormones. Increased risk is found in women who have used estrogen

Health: Women at risk for heart disease  -  Feb 6, 2008
Arizona Republic,The potential benefits of estrogen therapy must always be weighed against the small but definite risk for breast and endometrial cancer, and careful

Pre-Market Stock News (January 23, 2008)  -  Jan 23, 2008
24/7 Wall St.,EntreMed (ENMD) is starting its Phase II study with its MKC-1 cell cycle inhibitor in ovarian cancer and advanced endometrial cancer.

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