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Hormonal treatment for endometrial cancer does not directly target the malignant cells

Like tumors of the breast and prostate, endometrial cancer is regulated by hormones. Unlike therapies for breast and prostate cancer, where drugs are given to block hormone signaling, in therapy for endometrial cancer progesterone...

source: Medical Xpress

Cell phones may be linked to breast cancer for some

Some doctors say there's a potential link between cell phones and breast cancer, for certain women. They're seeing evidence of breast cancer that could be connected to where some women keep their mobile phones. Cell phones in bras: It's where some women tuck them, if they...

source: WJZ-TV

Vegetable fat tied to lower prostate cancer death risk

Men with prostate cancer had a lower risk of dying of the disease as consumption of vegetable fat increased, data from a large prospective cohort study suggested. Prostate cancer mortality was almost 50 percent lower in men who consumed the most vegetable fat versus those...

source: MedPage Today

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome lose more weight when they take two drugs

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, lost significantly more weight when they took two drugs that are traditionally used to treat diabetes, rather than either drug alone, a study from Slovenia demonstrates. PCOS is the...

source: News-Medical.Net

Estrogen Tx may lessen anxiety in anorexia

Putting girls with anorexia on an estrogen patch may relieve the anxiety that is often connected with the condition, researchers reported. In a randomized trial, anorexic teens had a significant reduction in chronic anxiety scores when they were given estrogen replacement...

source: MedPage Today

A P-Scan may detect breast cancer using your pee

Having a total stranger mash your breasts between two heavy objects is something no woman looks forward to, but that's the reality of the mammogram. Fortunately, that may be about to change. Yinfa Ma, Ph.D., Curators' Teaching Professor of chemistry at Missouri University...

source: Prevention Magazine

'Cell' article reveals new resistance mechanism to chemotherapy in breast and ovarian cancer

It is estimated that between 5% and 10% of breast and ovarian cancers are familial in origin, which is to say that these tumours are attributable to inherited mutations from the parents in genes such as BRCA1 or BRCA2....

source: Medical Xpress

Is same-day discharge feasible and safe for women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy?

Yes. This descriptive study and review of clinical outcomes in 1,071 women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy demonstrated that good perioperative outcomes are achievable with the vaginal approach, and patients can be safely dismissed...

source: OBG Management

Prevention of postlaparoscopic shoulder and upper abdominal pain: A randomized controlled trial

The study's objective is to estimate the effectiveness of combined intervention with the pulmonary recruitment maneuver and intraperitoneal normal saline infusion to reduce postlaparoscopic shoulder and upper abdominal pain.

source: Obstetrics & Gynecology

Integrin upregulation and localization to focal adhesion sites in pregnant human myometrium

Focal adhesions are integrin-rich microdomains that structurally link the cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix and transmit mechanical signals. In the pregnant uterus, increases in integrin expression and activation...

source: Reproductive Sciences

Sleep duration, insomnia, and coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women

Long and short sleep duration are associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease and cardiovascular disease; however, evidence is inconsistent. It was sought to identify whether self-reported sleep duration and insomnia,...

source: Journal of Women's Health

Mother's age tied to risk of delivery complications

Teenage mothers are at increased risk of delivering their babies prematurely, while older moms are more likely to give birth via Caesarean section, according to a new study from Ireland. "It more or less confirmed what we know from previous studies," said Dr. Deirdre Murphy,...

source: Reuters

Breast milk is good for the brain, scans show

Researchers using magnetic resonance imaging have added to the evidence that breast-feeding leads to increased rates of brain development in infants. The study, published online in NeuroImage, found that compared with babies who received formula, breast-fed infants had increased...

source: The New York Times

Drug combination promotes weight loss in polycystic ovary syndrome

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, lost significantly more weight when they took two drugs that are traditionally used to treat diabetes, rather than either drug alone, a study from Slovenia demonstrates. The results will...

source: Medical Xpress

Vegetable fat tied to lower prostate cancer death risk

Men with prostate cancer had a lower risk of dying of the disease as consumption of vegetable fat increased, data from a large prospective cohort study suggested. Prostate cancer mortality was almost 50 percent lower in men who consumed the most vegetable fat versus those...

source: MedPage Today

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