Robotic surgery is a high-tech tool, not an autonomous surgeon; a human is always in control. Key benefits include smaller cuts, less bleeding, and a quicker recovery compared to open surgery. The ...
Obese women who underwent bariatric surgery and maintained a lower weight had a 71 percent lower risk of developing uterine cancer than obese women who did not undergo weight loss surgery, according ...
University of Queensland researchers have received a $3.1 million grant for a trial which could revolutionize endometrial cancer treatment. Research Director Professor Andreas Obermair at UQ's ...
A history of bariatric surgery is associated with a reduction in the risk of uterine malignancy, while BRCA1 carriers have an increased risk of high-risk uterine cancer, according to two studies ...
Women with presumed uterine growths known as fibroids who underwent laparoscopic power morcellation (LPM) have higher rates of uterine cancer recurrence and worse outcomes compared to those who got ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: About three months ago, I bled a bit while urinating. This was the first (and only) time in over 30 years since menopause that this happened. An ultrasound was performed, and they ...
Several factors cause women a delay in getting surgery to treat endometrial cancer. Some patients with endometrial cancer experience a delay in surgical treatment as a result of risk factors including ...
A hysterectomy is the primary treatment for endometrial cancer. It involves the removal of the uterus and cervix and possibly the ovaries and fallopian tubes, depending on the cancer stage and type.
Stacy Hernandez always had irregular periods. But when the bleeding wouldn’t stop, she got scared. She sought medical help for more than a year before she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. She said ...
In a complex case marked by both surgical precision and adaptability, a 65-year-old woman with endometrial cancer and significant obesity successfully underwent laparoscopic surgery at Macs Clinic in ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Cases of uterine cancer are on the rise in the U.S., and a particularly concerning situation is unfolding for Black women. Health experts say Black women with the disease are nearly ...
UTERINE CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FORMS OF CANCER. AND THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT TYPES. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT ENDOMETRIAL AND UTERINE. DOCTOR TERESA DIAZ MONTEZ FROM MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IS JOINING ...