Mum-of-two could ‘have died’ after aggressive cancer mistaken for fibroids
A scan revealed a growth the "size of a football" in her uterus which doctors mistook for fibroids. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What We Get Wrong About Drugs Like Ozempic
Imagine a new medication was developed that not only provided meaningful improvement for the debilitating chronic condition it’s prescribed, but also helps to treat and prevent a myriad of other serious diseases. Imagine this same drug markedly improved a person’s quality of life with noted reductions in pain and improvements in mobility along with increases in confidence and mood. Now imagine that the media and medical coverage of its release are almost uniformly negative or sensationalistic.
This is precisely what has happened with the new generation of anti-obesity medications, that began with Wegovy/Ozempi...
Source: TIME: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yoni Freedhoff Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
O-RADS MRI effective for assessing adnexal mass malignancy risk
O-RADS MRI scoring is an effective way to assess malignancy risk in adnexa...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Black, Asian women more at risk of uterine fibroids
Incidental findings on fetal MRI mostly not of concern
O-RADS ultrasound risk scoring system up to standards
Deep learning measures up to experts for ovarian ultrasound
MRI scoring system improves ovarian cancer detection (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 16, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Drug Trials Snapshot: JEMPERLI
JEMPERLI is a prescription medicine used to treat adult females with uterine cancer (endometrial cancer). (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - May 11, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Black, Asian women more at risk of uterine fibroids
Black and Asian women are disproportionately affected by the presence of uterin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
TVUS-guided transvaginal biopsy safe, effective for pelvic lesions
Elastography illuminates cervical changes in pregnant women
Combining TVUS, MRI, physical exams improve diagnosing endometriosis
Ovarian cancer surveillance an option for women with BRCA variants
TVUS reliable as first-line test for endometrial cancer staging (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
How Fibroids, Endometriosis Affect a Woman's Odds for Ovarian Cancer
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 -- Having uterine fibroids or endometriosis can increase a woman ’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, but a new study finds that a hysterectomy can lower that risk for both Black and white women with fibroids.
“Conditions... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 4, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Anne Bancroft died of uterine cancer - four 'main' symptoms of the disease to spot
The Academy award-winning actress was best known by many people for her iconic role as Mrs Robinson in The Graduate. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
I'm one of 100,000 people who got CANCER from J&J baby powder
Lora Stahl, from Nebraska, was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer at age 35 and doctors had to remove her uterus, ovaries, and part of her cervix to halt the disease's spread to other parts of her body. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA Forces Unproven Premature Birth Drug Makena Off the Market
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered the immediate market withdrawal of a drug intended to prevent premature births, which has remained available for years despite data showing it doesn’t help pregnant women.
The decision follows repeated efforts by Swiss drugmaker Covis Pharma to keep Makena on the U.S. market while it conducted additional studies. The medication was the only drug approved in the U.S. to help reduce the risk of early births in women with a history of preterm deliveries.
In recent months, Covis finally bowed to FDA pressure, proposing a “winding down” pe...
Source: TIME: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matthew Perrone/AP Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Why Are Uterine Fibroids Particularly Common in Black Women?
Uterine fibroids are growths in the uterus that are almost never cancer but can be painful. They’re especially common in Black women, and researchers are studying why that is. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obesity's Impact on Uterine Cancer Risk Greater in Younger Age Groups
(MedPage Today) -- TAMPA, Fla. -- Obesity poses a significantly greater risk of uterine cancer in younger women as compared with their older counterparts, an analysis of a database from Taiwan showed.
The relative risk of uterine cancer in women... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - March 30, 2023 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
All Types of Hormonal Birth Control Share a Slightly Increased Risk of Breast Cancer, Study Says
For people who want to prevent pregnancy, birth-control drugs come with an obvious reward. They also come with some small risks—including, for some forms, a slightly increased risk of breast cancer.
This has long been known about the most popular type: combined hormonal birth control, which is available in pill, patch, and ring form. These all contain both estrogen and progestin, a synthetic version of the naturally occurring reproductive hormone progesterone.
Less is known about the breast-cancer risks of progestin-only birth control, a type that’s growing in popularity because it only contains one hormone. B...
Source: TIME: Health - March 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Drug Trial Snapshot: JEMPERLI
JEMPERLI is a prescription medicine used to treat adult females with uterine cancer (endometrial cancer). (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - March 13, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: FDA Source Type: news
Mum's warning after uterine cancer mistaken for periods
Kelly Pendry's symptoms were initially dismissed as normal post-pregnancy periods. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - March 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Southern Africa: New Hope for Reducing Cervical Cancer Deaths in East and Southern Africa
[UNFPA] A poignant story about a woman from Malawi this week resonates deeply with me. At the age of 40, Mary went for cervical cancer screening and tested positive. Because the cancer had spread to her uterus, her only option was a hysterectomy. But Mary had been trying for 10 years to start a family. Sadly, she declined the operation and passed away from the disease in November last year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 22, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
