Endometrial cancer. (Information from Your Family Doctor).

American Family Physician;  June 1, 2003 ;     543 words ......of the uterus (or womb) is called endometrial cancer. The most common sign of endometrial cancer is unusual bleeding from your vagina...You can increase the chances that endometrial cancer will be found early by having any...

No increase in Ca risk after ablation: low-risk women studied.(News)

OB GYN News;  February 15, 2004 ;     462 words ......increase or decrease their risk for endometrial cancer, compared with age-matched controls...particles that might increase the risk for endometrial cancer, or that new endometrial cancer might be missed if ablation causes...

Carcinoma of the endometrium. (includes patient information sheet)

American Family Physician;  May 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......most common malignancy among women. Endometrial cancer will develop in one of every 50 women...estimates that 31,000 new cases of endometrial cancer will be recorded in 1994 and that...Fortunately, most women who have endometrial cancer present with stage I disease. When...

Woman's Health: Risk of Endometrial Cancer

New York Beacon, The;  May 24, 1995 ;     429 words ......The 05-24-1995 Woman's Health: Risk of Endometrial Cancer. Endometrial cancer (sometimes called uterine cancer) affects...Because estrogen has been linked with endometrial cancer, many women are afraid to take birth control...

GENE DISCOVERY LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR TARGETED THERAPIES FOR ENDOMETRIAL...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......development of new treatments for endometrial cancer, a type of uterine cancer. Researchers...Nearly 40,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer each year, making it the fourth most...cancer, lung cancer and colon cancer. Endometrial cancer usually begins in the lining of ...

Progestogen supplementation and risk of endometrial cancer. (Tips from...

American Family Physician;  January 1, 1992 ;     272 words ......associated with an increased risk of endometrial cancer, progesterone is routinely recommended...controlled study of women with endometrial cancer. All women diagnosed as having endometrial cancer between 1985 and 1987 who lived...

Endometrial cancer prevention begins in college

University Wire;  October 19, 2007 ;     592 words ......U-WIRE) BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Preventing endometrial cancer starts earlier Terri Cornelison...gynecologic cancer in the United States." Endometrial cancer occurs within the lining of the uterus...women in the U.S. are diagnosed with endometrial cancer annually. Usually, women who are...

High daily alcohol intake may raise endometrial cancer...

Women's Health Advisor;  November 1, 2007 ;     140 words ......beverages per day may double the risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women, suggests...examined the impact of alcohol intake on endometrial cancer risk among 41,574 postmenopausal...consumption and risk factors for endometrial cancer were obtained via questionnaire...

Smoking and cancer: value in paradox.

Science News;  September 14, 1985 ;     485 words ......epidemiologic study of endometrial cancer shows that wome who smoke...years old hospitalized for endometrial cancer and 727 women in the same...at 0.7 times the risk of endometrial cancer as nonsmokers, the researchers...

Mayo Clinic Study Recommends Broadening Treatment to Battle Recurrence of...

AScribe Health News Service;  January 17, 2005 ;     434 words ......Mayo Clinic researchers studying endometrial cancer have found that patients at risk...the uterus. In the United States, endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of...was estimated 40,320 new cases of endometrial cancer would be diagnosed in the United...

Endometrial cancer: high-potency OCPs in heavier women...

OB GYN News;  April 15, 2004 ;     527 words ......contraceptives offer some protection against endometrial cancer, but heavier women get better protection...combination OCPs in 434 women with endometrial cancer and 2,557 controls. Non-OCP users...progestin potencies had no impact on endometrial cancer incidence. Compared with women ...

Breakthrough Shows Promise for Treating Endometrial Cancer

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 2, 2008 ;     700+ words ......new approach to treating endometrial cancer -- a drug that was shown...effective even against human endometrial cancer cell lines that tend to...number of patients with endometrial cancer. The inhibitor drug proved...

Endometrial Cancer-Diagnosis and Treatment.

American Family Physician;  June 1, 1999 ;     358 words ...What is endometrial cancer? Endometrial cancer is an out-of-control growth of the lining of the uterus...and colon cancer. What increases the risk of getting endometrial cancer? Some of the risk factors for this cancer are: * High...

Endometrial cancer cases increasing 10% per year; deaths up 127% since...

Health Care Strategic Management;  October 1, 2001 ;     122 words ......of women dying from endometrial cancer has shot up by 128...addition, they found that endometrial cancer accounts for 25% of...The number of new endometrial cancer cases per year has...

Eat more fiber to reduce your cancer risk: a recent study suggests that...

Food & Fitness Advisor;  March 1, 2008 ;     320 words ......association between dietary fiber and endometrial cancer, the most common female gynecologic...than 40,000 women are diagnosed with endometrial cancer each year, according to the American...fiber affects the development of endometrial cancer, but they have two theories. Prolonged...