Black Patients Face More Screening Delays for Uterine Cancer Diagnosis
A new study finds Black women are not getting the tests they need to diagnose uterine cancer early. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Black Patients Face More Screening Delays for Uterine Cancer Diagnosis
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 -- Black women are not getting the tests they need to diagnose uterine cancer early, according to a new study.
Previous research had found that Black patients are less likely to receive early diagnoses than people from other... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Black patients wait longer for uterine cancer testing, diagnosis
Black patients are less likely than other groups to receive early uterine cancer diagnoses. A new Yale study finds they experience delays in diagnostic tests. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Why It ’ s So Hard to Have Your Fertility Tested
Patients often say the same thing in appointments with Dr. Abey Eapen, an infertility specialist at UT Southwestern Medical Center: “I never learned about this in my high school.”
For many couples, having a baby is far more difficult than it was made out to be in sex ed. While many women in heterosexual couples get pregnant within a few months of trying, studies suggest up to 15% of couples are unable to conceive after a year of having unprotected sex. That means they meet the clinical definition of infertility: not conceiving within a year if the woman is younger than 35, or within six months if she’s 35...
Source: TIME: Health - February 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Wellbeing Source Type: news
Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/large/public/2022/11/papers/uterine-cancer/thumb947314.jpg?itok=YHbGLo0Z" /><br /><p>NIEHS study finds Black women may be more affected due to higher use.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - February 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
Uterine Cancer Recognized as 9/11-Related; Working With Cancer; Post-Dx Suicide Risk
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC added uterine cancer to the list of covered World Trade Center-related conditions; women enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Program will have access to cancer care and treatment if their uterine cancer is related... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - January 21, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
CDC Recognizes Uterine Cancer as a 9/11-related Cancer CDC Recognizes Uterine Cancer as a 9/11-related Cancer
Uterine cancer was the only cancer not already recognized as a 9/11-related cancer and is the first to be added to the World Trade Center Health Program in nearly a decade.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - January 19, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Uterine Cancer Now Covered By 9/11 Survivors ’ Health Program After Years Of Pressure
After years of pressure from 9/11 survivors and first responders, uterine cancer is the latest addition to the growing list of covered health conditions under the World Trade Center’s Health Program, federal health officials decided Wednesday, allowing individuals connected to the 2001 attacks to…#healthprogram #xavierbecerra #wtcs #hhs #pallone #johnhoward #worldtradecenter #cdc #frankpallonejr (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Climate Conversations
By Mohammad Rakibul Hasan (and AI Artificial Intelligence)DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 18 2023 (IPS) Climate change is a global problem that requires a global solution. However, negotiating a solution has been challenging due to several factors. One of the main reasons that recent COP Climate summits and other international climate talks have not been able to resolve climate change is that there is a lack of consensus among countries on how to address the issue. Developed countries, which have historically been the largest emitters of greenhouse gases, are often unwilling to take on significant emissions reductions or to provide...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mohammad Rakibul Hasan - and AI Artificial Intelligence Tags: Aid Asia-Pacific Climate Action Climate Change Development & Aid Economy & Trade Energy Environment Food and Agriculture Global Green Economy Headlines Health Migration & Refugees Multimedia Slideshow TerraViva United Natio Source Type: news
4 ways to reduce risks of cervical cancer
HPV plays a role in causing most cervical cancer. Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. "While it isn't clear what sparks the cervical cells to change their DNA, it is certain that HPV plays a role," says Kristina Butler, M.D., a Mayo Clinic gynecologic oncologist. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. "Over 85% of the general… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 10, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
MRgFUS up to the task for relieving painful bone metastases
MRI-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) is superior to external-bea...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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Focused ultrasound treatment to brain relieves tremors (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Combining TVUS, MRI, physical exams improve diagnosing endometriosis
The combination of physical examination, transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS), an...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
Ultrasound helps detect endometriosis in young women
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Out with the old, in with new for uterine bleeding terms, TVUS (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 22, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Real-World Study Confirms Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) for Secondary Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
TITUSVILLE, NJ, December 9, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced observational data from eight years of clinical practice showing that the oral Factor Xa inhibitor XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) is associated with comparable effectiveness and safety to the Factor Xa inhibitor apixaban for the treatment of cancer-associated thromboembolism (CAT) in a broad cohort of patients with various cancer types. Patients with CAT are at a higher risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is the second-leading cause of death in people with cancer.1Data from the Observational Study in Cancer-A...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - December 9, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Tamoxifen Ups Risk of Uterine Disease, Endometrial Cancer Tamoxifen Ups Risk of Uterine Disease, Endometrial Cancer
New research suggests a nearly fourfold increased risk of endometrial cancer among premenopausal women treated with tamoxifen for breast cancer.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 1, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Risk of Uterine Diseases, Cancers Up With Tamoxifen Treatment
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 -- Tamoxifen treatment is associated with increased risk of endometrial hyperplasia, polyps, and carcinoma, as well as other uterine cancers, according to a study published online Nov. 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Ki-Jin Ryu,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 29, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
