Uterine Cancer and Early Detection
Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
About 15% of cancers in women is uterine cancer. More or less 80,000 women were diagnosed in 2005 with cancer (pelvic gynecological malignancy) and a lot of these cases were uterine cancer. Of uterine cancers around 95% are endometrial. Uterine cancer mostly occurs in postmenopausal women and is basically abnormal cell growth in the uterus (neoplasm).
Endometrial uterine cancers, in many cases, are curable as well as being highly treatable - treatment methods include medications, surgical options, chemotherapy and radiation, depending on relevant protocols.
Once a problem is diagnosed the appropriate treatment can commence. The symptom most common in uterine cancer is… Continue reading
Read More..>>Bleeding After The Menopause - Essential Facts You Need To Know
Posted on March 14, 2008 - Filed Under Ovarian Cervical Uterine Cancer | Leave a Comment
If you’ve been through the menopause you may be worried by spotting or bleeding that you find. This can be due to a number of causes including vaginal infections, fibroids and endometrial cancer.
But first you have to rule out the fact have you actually reached the menopause. Even if you have been having perimenopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats for several years, it doesn’t actually mean that you have reached the menopause yet. What most people call menopause symptoms are actually due to the perimenopause - the run up to the menopause. During… Continue reading
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