Results for Gynecological Cancers

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September is National Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to increase your knowledge about endometrial, ovarian and cervical cancer.

There are five main types of “female cancers”: ovarian, cervical, vulvar, uterine and endometrial, plus rare fallopian tube cancer. The risk of cancer increases with age, obesity and lack of exercise.

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Every seven minutes, a woman in the United States will learn she has gynecologic cancer, which includes cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, uterine/endometrial cancer, vaginal cancer and vulvar cancer
While uterine cancer is the most common of all gynecologic cancers in the U.S., ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death among the gynecologic cancers, and the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women.
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Outpatient brachytherapy using Cesium-131 possible to treat patients battling gynecological cancers along with other medical comorbidities

Shazia Bashir, MD, a Gynecological Oncologist with the North Florida Advanced Robotics Institute at Orange Park Medical Center discusses her specialty, which...

This is the most comprehensive look so far at how physical activity influences cancer risk

Researchers move 'a step forward,' assessing DNA fragments for colon, breast, ovarian and lung tumors

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, with nearly 232,000 diagnosed each year, and another 100,000 women are diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer in the U.S. each year. But do these diseases affect all women equally? In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re taking a closer …

Though the answer may sound obvious to many of you, the question is still worth asking: What do we mean by patient satisfaction? Simply put, patient sati

Preliminary study finds more reason to improve your diet

Named among the Best Hospitals in America by US News World Report for 19 consecutive years, Indiana University Health is Indiana’s most comprehensive healthcare system.

A study suggests another reason for maintaining good oral health.

Over 40% of cancers diagnosed each year in the UK are caused by avoidable lifestyle choices like smoking, drinking and eating the wrong things, a review reveals.

Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other reproductive cancer, largely because there is little doctors can do to prolong women's lives after they are diagnosed.

Where fat is carried is as strong a predictor as BMI, research suggests

The findings reinforce the Adventist Church’s stance of abstemiousness — non-use versus “safe use.”