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Fluid from Pap Test Used to Detect Ovarian, Endometrial Cancers by Medline Plus Posted Wed 09 Jan 2013 5:42pm Using cervical fluid collected from routine Pap smears, U.S. researchers were able to spot genetic changes caused by both ovarian and endometrial cancers, offering promise for a new kind of screening test for these deadly cancers. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Ovarian Cancer , Uterine Cancer , Women's Health Checkup Read on »

Study Links Coffee to Lower Risk of Endometrial Cancer by HealthFinder Posted Tue 22 Nov 2011 12:00pm healthnewslink Women who drank at least 4 cups a day had lower disease rates, but cause-and-effect unproven. By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter ... Read on »

Internal Radiation Effectively Reduces Local Recurrence of Some Endometrial Cancers by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 30 Mar 2010 9:00pm Internal Radiation Effectively Reduces Local Recurrence of Some Endometrial Cancers Adapted from the NCI Cancer Bulletin, vol. 7/no. 5, March 9, 2010 ( see the current issue ). In a large, randomized clinical trial of women with high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer, vaginal brac ... Read on »

Vitamin D helps prevent obesity-related endometrial cancer by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 25 Sep 2010 12:00am Georgetown.edu - Obese women might reduce their increased risk of endometrial cancer if they take adequate vitamin D supplements, according to researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The scientists report in Canc ... Read on »

Weight gain increases risk of endometrial cancer by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 25 Oct 2011 4:07am Data from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort found a link between the weight women gain post-menopauseThe time of a woman’s life when her ovaries stop releasing an egg (ovum) on a monthly cycle. and the risk of endometrialRelating to the endometrium. cancerAbnormal, unco ... Read on »

Global View Shows Link Between Endometrial Cancer and Vitamin D Status by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:31pm Vitamin D is produced in your skin in reaction to sunlight. Sure, there's fortified milk, etc., but this is the very best way to get it. Don't be afraid of the sun, it's your friend! Again, I don't use sunscreen for this very reason, among others. People look at me as if I am crazy/bad mom. We need natural light! We don't go ou ... Read on »

Endometrial Cancer, Health Alert by Cathy T. Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:19pm Endometrial cancer often goes undetected, but affects about 40,000 women in the US every year. One doctor thinks ultrasound may hold the key to early detection. At 51, Dara Winter is a healthy woman who might be at risk for endometrial cancer. So she enrolled in a research study. Read more here Read on »

Definitive radiation for early stage endometrial cancer. by Mark Levin Posted Wed 24 Jun 2009 7:01pm Occasionally in early endometrial cancer the best teatment, surgery, is not possible. There is very litlle information on what to do in such situations. In advanced endometrial cancer there are some physicians who think that radiation is as good as chemo. There is a study: Radiation Therapy Compared With Combination Chemotherapy inTreating Pati ... Read on »

Obesity Ups Risk of Endometrial Cancer by DiseaseProof Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 29 Jun 2009 4:06pm New findings in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology reveal women under 45 with a body mass index greater than 35—over 30 is considered obese—have nearly 22 times more risk of endometrial cancer. The study involved 421 women, ages 20 to 54, diagnosed with endometrial cancer and 3,159 randomly selected women. Data showed women younger than 45 a ... Read on »

Avastin for endometrial cancer by Mark Levin Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 11:41am In regard to Avastin, it is in a phase II trial: Evaluation of Carboplatin/Paclitaxel/Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Advanced Stage Endometrial Carcinoma, NCT00513786. The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of the drug combination carboplatin, paclitaxel, and bevacizumab(Avastin) in patients with advan ... Read on »