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

Posted Tue 26 Aug 2008 4:31pm association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and endometrial cancer. UVB exposure triggers photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the body... risk of cancers of the breast, colon, kidney and ovary . Approximately 200,000 cases and 50,000 deaths from endometrial cancer occur annually worldwide, including 41,000 new 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 »

Designing Women's Dixie Carter Died of Endometrial Cancer: What Women Need to Know by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Tue 13 Apr 2010 12:00am about endometrial cancer-----it's very important to note that if you experience any post menopausal bleeding, get it checked out right away. Better to be safe than sorry, endometrial cancer is curable if caught in the early stages. Read on »

Woman's Doc: Endometrial Cancer & Obesity by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Nov 2009 10:06pm There have been a whole slew of articles in the last week or so on the connection between endometrial cancer and obesity---- this report from WBAL in Baltimore is short and to the point. One concern, however, is that the author of the article is suggesting progestin as a way to thin the uterine lining, progestin is a synthetic hormone----not the same 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 Patients Read on »

Vitamin D and Endometrial Cancer by Mary Pougnet Patient Expert

Posted Mon 10 Dec 2007 12:00am The November 16, 2007 issue of the journal Preventive Medicine reported an association between ultraviolet light exposure and a reduced risk of endometrial cancer.... Researchers analyzed data made available through GLOBOCAN, a database of cancer incidence and mortality in 175 countries. In general, the incidence of endometrial cancer was highest Read on »

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

Posted Sat 25 Sep 2010 12:00am of endometrial cancer if they take adequate vitamin D supplements, according to researchers at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The scientists report in Cancer Prevention Research published online that 25 percent of obese mice fed a vitamin D supplemented diet developed endometrial cancer, while 67 percent of obese mice not treated Read on »

Vitamin D Protects Against Obesity-induced Endometrial Cancer by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 7:29pm diet developed endometrial cancer, while 67 percent of obese mice not treated with the vitamin developed cancer. They also report that vitamin D offered no protective effects for normal weight mice; whether or not they used the vitamin, about 60 percent of these mice developed cancer. All of the mice were genetically predisposed to develop endometrial 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... stage endometrial carcinoma. This is a phase II,open label,single center study. There is also GOG 0209 - A Randomized Phase III trial of Doxorubicin/Cisplatin/Paclitaxel/G-CSF Vs Read on »

Coffee may lower endometrial cancer risk by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Nov 2009 10:06pm From China Daily ----- an article discussing the effect of drinking coffee on the incidence of endometrial cancer. I'm not a coffe drinker (but I know from emails that many of you are!) and I haven't had a uterus since mid-2002, but thought this was an interesting article to share. Are you on your way to Starbucks now for a venti coffee? If you Read on »