NIH asks participants in women's health initiative estrogen-alone study to stop study pills
...ination with estrogen, a practice known to prevent endometrial cancer. Women who were enrolled in the active phase of the estrogen-plus-progestin study are currently in a follow-up phase and, like participants in the estrogen-alone study, will be monitored to assess long-term effects of hormone use. WHI is spon...Northwestern Memorial researchers study role of botanicals in management of menopausal symptoms
...s. Lipid levels, bone turnover and effects on the endometrial tissue in the uterus will be assessed, as well as any long-term effects and possible risks associated with use of these botanicals. Women are eligible to participate in this study if they meet the following requirements: Healthy m...NEJM breast cancer study shows increased disease - free survival
...therapy was associated with a greater incidence of endometrial cancer, blood clots, hot flashes, vaginal bleeding, and muscle cramps. Joint pain and diarrhea were reported more frequently in the AROMASIN group. The International Collaborative Cancer Group under the auspices of the Breast International Group coor...Exemestane beats tamoxifen in first phase III head to head trial in advanced breast cancer
...amoxifen and unlike tamoxifen they avoid a risk of endometrial cancer." One interesting finding in the study, according to Dr Paridaens, was that there was no adverse effect on patients' lipid profiles, contrary to what has been seen in studies of non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors (NSAIs). "We don't know yet wh...Leading cancer doctor calls for new guidelines to control early reporting from clinical trials
...clearer (for instance, tamoxifen carries a risk of endometrial cancer and blood clots, whereas AIs carry a risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures), therefore allowing doctors to conduct a useful risk-benefit analysis an integral part of making appropriate decisions about the best treatment for a patient. She s...Invisible light and special goggles may improve brain tumor surgery
... plan to test its ability to distinguish melanoma, endometrial and prostate tumors....Active lifestyle reduces risk of endometrial cancer
...developing the most common gynecologic malignancy, endometrial cancer, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medic...ing household chores can reduce a woman's risk for endometrial cancer by as much as 30 percent-40 percent. "This adds to the growing body of literature indicating ...Exercise improves cancer survival, reduces cancer risk, scientists say
...or performing household chores and reduced risk of endometrial and breast cancers, and between walking and improv...iation for Cancer Research. Physical activity and endometrial cancer risk: Abstract No. 3712 Regular exercise, as well as routine activities such as ...WHI study finds no heart disease benefit, increased stroke risk with estrogen alone
... women have a uterus to prevent the development of endometrial cancer. Key findings of estrogen plus progestin compared to the placebo for every 10,000 women each year were: more strokes (8 more cases); an increased risk of breast cancer (8 more breast cancers); an increase in heart attacks (7 more heart atta...Diagnostic tests are more accurate than estimates suggest
Tests to diagnose endometrial hyperplasia, a condition where the uterus lining b...d research on the accuracy of diagnostic tests for endometrial hyperplasia. They found that if researchers waited more than 24 hours to check test results, the acc...Soya foods may help to reduce cancer of the womb
...of soya foods is associated with a reduced risk of endometrial cancer (cancer affecting the lining of the womb), ...hers interviewed 832 women who were diagnosed with endometrial cancer between 1997 and 2001 and were between the ages of 30 and 69 years in Shanghai, China. A furt...Doctors don't agree on diagnosis of uterine cancer
... States. It is diagnosed from biopsied uterine or endometrial cells that indicate the presence of cancer or precancerous lesions called atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH). "This study brought into sharp focus the fact that it is very difficult to...Rice bioengineer named to Technology Review's TR100
...is, and monitoring therapy of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer. In the area of nanotechnology, she works in collaboration with 2003 TR100 winner Jennifer West, Rice's Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering and professor of chemical engineering, and Naomi Halas, Rice's Stanley C. Moore Professor in ...M. D. Anderson receives SPORE grant for melanoma research
... million - the first ever awarded for leukemia and endometrial cancers, and one for pancreatic cancer. ...Obesity linked to another cancer - leukemia in older women
...ity are risk factors for colon, breast, kidney and endometrial cancers. This study, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute, examined the potential link between obesity and risk of leukemia. Over 14 years, the health of more than 37,000 older Iowa women was monitored; 200 of the women developed leukemia 74 w...Endocrine Society calls for clinical guidelines on androgens for women
...ination, lipid measurement, yearly mammography and endometrial ultrasound. Some experts also suggest that free testosterone should be measured before treatment and monitored during treatment. Testosterone therapy has been studied previously in different groups of women, including women with adrenal insufficien...Aromatase inhibitors should be first-line treatment for certain type of breast cancer
... is associated with several side effects including endometrial cancer and blood-clotting disorders. The ATAC study is an international collaboration which compared the safety and efficacy of tamoxifen with anastrozole alone and the combination of both drugs for 5 years. The 3-year analysis of these data were enc...Decision to take tamoxifen difficult for many women
...ent. However, tamoxifen also increases the risk of endometrial cancer, blood clots, cataracts, and more severe menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and night sweats. Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center evaluated health-related and psychological factors involved in decision-making among 129...Study finds women hesitant to take tamoxifen as preventive measure
... of risks and side effects: the risk of developing endometrial cancer, blood clots, and cataracts can increase with the use of tamoxifen, and menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats can worsen. Researchers at BIDMC evaluated both medical and psychological factors involved in decision making amon...Mayo Clinic recommends broadening treatment to battle recurrence of endometrial cancer
...CHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers studying endometrial cancer have found that patients at risk for relaps... spread outside the uterus. In the United States, endometrial cancer is the most common malignancy of the female reproductive tract. Only breast, colon and lung c...