Breakthrough in hormonal breast cancer therapy
...men with early breast cancer reducing the risk of endometrial cancer reducing incidence of hot flushes and thro... demonstrated that anastrozole halved the risk of endometrial abnormalities compared to tamoxifen. Speaking today at the UICC Congress, Dr Sean Duffy, from the D...Hormone therapy study stopped due to increased breast cancer risk, lack of overall benefit
...n with estrogen. This practice is known to prevent endometrial cancer. A separate WHI study of estrogen alone in women who had a hysterectomy before joining the WHI hormone program continues unchanged because, at this point, the balance of risks and benefits of estrogen alone is still uncertain. The report fro...Increased risk of ovarian cancer is linked to estrogen replacement therapy
...had a six to eight times higher risk of developing endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the uterus), docto... to estrogen therapy reduces the increased risk of endometrial cancer associated with using estrogen alone. As a result, it has become increasingly common to pres...Aspirin's target, the COX-2 enzyme, linked to cancer of the uterus
...etriosis, a painful, inflammatory disease in which endometrial tissue from the lining of the uterus attaches to other organs, including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and sometimes the gut and rectum, causing internal bleeding, chronic pelvic pain and even infertility. COX-2 and prostaglandins are also involved i...Longer delays associated with better survival
...ween 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1997 as having endometrial cancer. They calculated time intervals from the dates of general practitioner referral letters, clinic appointments, investigations, and operations. They found that delay and survival were inversely related: women with the shortest delay had more adv...The Lancet Oncology (TLO) and the Lancet Infectious Diseases (TLID)
...es to prevention Cigarette smoking and the risk of endometrial cancer Strategic marketing in the UK tobacco industry Hyperthermia in combined treatment of cancer Metastasis to and from the central nervous system-the "relatively protected site" Stem-cell origin of metastasis and heterogeneity of solid tumours T...HRT may prevent endometrial cancer
...cement therapy (HRT) does not increase the risk of endometrial cancer and may even protect the endometrium (the l...he endometrium had reverted to normal. No cases of endometrial cancer developed during the study. Women who take daily combined HRT may actually be better protect...Hormone replacement therapy reviewing the evidence
...re were no significant differences in the risks of endometrial cancer or coronary heart disease, and not enough data to assess the relationship between HRT use and rarer diseases such as ovarian cancer. They estimated that for healthy women in their fifties, use of HRT for five years would cause an extra breast ...California teachers at higher risk for breast, endometrial and other cancers
... women. They also had a 72 percent greater risk of endometrial cancer, according to investigators from the Keck S...example-are at increased risk. Breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers share some of these reproductive risk factors. Teachers in the study tended to have their fi...M. D. Anderson breast cancer prevention study reaches three-year mark
...d clots in the legs or lungs and increased risk of endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma; possible side effects of raloxifene are blood clots in the legs or lungs. Women interested in enrolling in STAR may call the "STAR line" at 713-792-8064 or visit the Web site at www.mdanderson.org/star . For more informa...Cancer survival rates higher than previously assumed
... melanomas and prostate cancer, were about 80% for endometrial cancer, and almost 70% for bladder cancer and Hodgkin's disease. A 20-year relative survival rate of 65% was estimated for breast cancer, of 60% for cervical cancer, and of about 50% for colorectal, ovarian, and kidney cancer. Hermann Brenner comment...Promising new treatment preserves bone mass in mice; May help women and men with osteoporosis
...an may lead to reproductive tissue changes such as endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the uterus), ovarian cancer, or breast cancer, and, likewise, giving testosterone to men might encourage prostate disease. Because estren appears to be specific for the pathway of cellular activity that it turns on, ...Comparison of HRTs finds progesteron
...igned to compare changes in coronary risk factors, endometrial safety and bone density between placebo and four active hormone regimens. PEPI was supported by five institutes of the National Institutes of Health. The current study was supported in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Solvay Pharmaceut...UIC research suggests new way to stop growth of cancer cells
...ancies, including breast, cervical, head and neck, endometrial and renal cancers, some colon and lung cancers, aggressive melanomas, pleural mesotheliomas and certain lymphomas and leukemias. Miele, a member of the UIC Cancer Center, expects to begin preliminary testing next year that may eventually lead to hum...Other highlights in the August 6 issue of JNCI
...n-style diet are associated with a reduced risk of endometrial cancer, a new study has found. The development of endometrial cancer is related to prolonged exposure to estrogens without cyclic exposure to progesterone. Phytoe...Mayo Clinic finds weight not a factor among women using fertility technologies to become pregnant
...ers to question whether body mass somehow disrupts endometrial function -- the ability of the uterus to receive an embryo and carry a pregnancy to term. The Mayo Clinic study results painted a more encouraging picture for overweight women using fertility technologies. "Our research shows that when we control va...More than $34 Million in SPORE Grants
...ing $12.75 million for leukemia, $10.4 million for endometrial and $4.7 million for pancreatic cancer research h.... "With these three new SPORE grants for leukemia, endometrial and pancreatic cancers, as well as renewed funding for our lung cancer SPORE, we will continue to bu...Other highlights in the December 3 issue of JNCI
...d more than twice the relative risk of stomach and endometrial cancer than the general population, as well as an increased risk of cervical cancer. Contact : Ulla Bredberg-Rådén, Karolinska Institute, 46-8-524-86389; ulla.bredberg-raden@admin.ki.se . Human Papillomavirus Associated with Cancers ...Other highlights in the January 7 issue of JNCI
...moxifen Use There is a known increase in risk of endometrial cancer among women who have been treated with tamo... malignant mixed mullerian tumors (MMMTs) than for endometrial adenocarcinomas, although the excess absolute risk was smaller--an additional 1.4 versus 8.4 cancers...Aromatase inhibitors: A promising new treatment for endometriosis
...enzyme, which produces estrogen, is present in the endometrial tissue of women with endometriosis. His team discovered that this enzyme is able to reproduce itself, creating a vicious cycle of estrogen production. "This explains why despite surgery, hormone treatments and hysterectomies, many women continue t...