Not Signed In -
Uterine Cancer |
|
|
Endometrial cancer involves cancerous growth of the endometrium (lining of the uterus). It mainly occurs after menopause, and presents with vaginal bleeding. A hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) is generally performed. It is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States, with over 35,000 women being diagnosed each year in the U.S. Because of effective screening, it is only the third most common cause of gynecologic cancer deaths (behind ovarian and cervical cancer). The ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Uterine Cancer Articles
- Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy
... When you have a urinary problem, your doctor may use a cystoscope to see inside your bladder and urethra. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. The cy... - Endometrial Cancer Prevention
... The endometrium is the layer of tissue that lines the inside of the uterus. It is part of the female reproductive system. The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new... - Endometrial Cancer Screening
... Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time sym... - Endometrial Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent endometrial cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the pelvis, in lymph nodes in the abdomen, or in other parts of the body. Tr... - Estudio del Tamoxifeno y el Raloxifeno (STAR)
... Puntos clave El Estudio del Tamoxifeno y del Raloxifeno (STAR) es un estudio clínico diseñado para comparar el fármaco raloxifeno (Evista®) con el fármaco tamoxifeno (N... - Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor Treatment
... Treatment may be one of the following: Removal of the mole using dilation and curettage (D & C) and suction evacuation. Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy). Following surgery, the doctor w... - Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and grow without control (see Question 1). The place where the cancer started is called the primary cancer or the primary tumor (see Question 2). Me... - Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk
... Key Points There is evidence of an increased risk of breast cancer for women under age 35 who are recent users of OCs (see section on Breast Cancer). Studies have consistently shown that using OCs red... - Preguntas y respuestas acerca del cáncer metastásico
... ¿Qué es el cáncer? El cáncer es un grupo de diferentes enfermedades que empiezan en las células, la unidad básica del cuerpo para vivir. Normalmente, las células crecen, se dividen y reproducen a medi... - Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR): Q&A
... Key Points The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) is a clinical trial designed to see how the drug raloxifene (Evista®) compares with the drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) in reducing the incidence of ... - Tamoxifen: Questions and Answers
... What is tamoxifen? Tamoxifen (Nolvadex®) is a medication in pill form that interferes with the activity of estrogen (a hormone). Tamoxifen has been used for more than 20 years to treat patients with a... - Tamoxifeno: preguntas y respuestas
... ¿Qué es el tamoxifeno? El tamoxifeno (Nolvadex®) es un medicamento en forma de píldora que interfiere con la actividad del estrógeno (una hormona). El tamoxifeno se ha utilizado por más de 20 años en ... - The NCI Cancer Centers Program
... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Centers Program comprises more than 50 NCI-designated cancer centers engaged in multidisciplinary research to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortali... - Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Tumor grade is a system used to classify cancer cells in terms of how abnormal they look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread (see Question 2). A pathol... - Tumor markers
... Tumor markers are substances that can often be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body tissues of some patients with certain types of cancer. Tumor markers are produced eit... - Uterine Cancer
... Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. Cancer of the uterus is cancer in the womb, the hollow, pear... - Uterine Sarcoma Treatment
... Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the uterus, fallopian tubes and the ovaries, and some of the lymph nodes in the pelvis and abdomen (total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral sal... - Uterine Sarcoma Treatment
... Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the uterus, fallopian tubes and the ovaries, and some of the lymph nodes in the pelvis and abdomen (total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral sal...
Resources
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Active Coping Helps Gynecologic Cancer Patients' Quality of Life (American Cancer Society)
email this page
print this page
bookmark this page
feedback on this page
