Neoadjuvant treatment evaluation in soft tissue sarcomas (STS): Looking for news in radiologic and pathologic response. Background: Uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is a rare disease and, when recurs or ...

In 2016, two years after the birth of her daughter, Kelly Pendry experienced pain and heavy bleeding during periods. She asked her doctor it and felt reassured — at first. “I had been told your body ...

Symptoms that mimic fibroids make diagnosing uterine sarcoma a rare and confounding cancer. In 2014, Dionne Shepperson, then 40 and pregnant, began feeling weak and faint. Because she had in the past ...

Uterine sarcomas are rare, aggressive tumors with limited chemotherapy responsiveness. Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPis) have emerged as targeted therapies for patients with BRCA ...

The public is generally familiar with certain types of cancers like breast cancer and melanoma. But there’s much less familiarity with uterine cancer and who it affects. Dr. Mae Zakhour, a ...

Earlier this year, we reported that breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and kidney cancer are all on the rise in the U.S. There’s also been a surge in cervical cancer rates, especially in women over the ...

The conversation often begins with subtle changes that women might initially dismiss as normal variations in their monthly cycle. Perhaps unusual bleeding between periods, or discharge that seems ...

Is Less More? Maximizing Outcomes by Tailoring Treatments to Patients: Oncofertility and Oncomenopause Doxorubicin plus trabectedin followed by trabectedin maintenance showed a survival advantage over ...

Fibroids and uterine cancer can both cause growths to form in the uterus. Certain symptoms can also overlap. A doctor can determine whether you have fibroids or uterine cancer. Fibroids are benign ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Symptoms of uterine cancer may include unusual vaginal bleeding, pain in the pelvic region, or unexplained weight loss. A person should contact a doctor if they experience these symptoms. Although ...

Uterine cancer starts in the uterus. Doctors can order several tests, including blood and imaging tests, to diagnose and monitor the progression of this cancer. Cancer can form in two parts of the ...