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Showing posts with label endometrial. Show all posts
Showing posts with label endometrial. Show all posts
Thursday, February 09, 2012

abstract: Prospective evaluation of molecular screening for Lynch syndrome in patients with endometrial cancer ≤ 70 years.

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Blogger's Note : age >50 yrs will be at issue Gynecol Oncol. 2012 Feb 1. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Lynch syndrome (LS) is a hered...
Monday, January 23, 2012

open access: Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Online - Squamous Lesions of the Ovary

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Defining: Coelomic metaplasia is defined as some of the cells of the peritoneum (also known as the abdominal wall) developing into endome...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

abstract: Synchronous gynecologic malignancy and preliminary results of Lynch syndrome (Korean women)

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METHODS: Thirty six women with synchronous gynecologic tumors of endometrial and ovarian cancer were identified among patients being tre...
Monday, January 09, 2012

open access: Jan 2012 - Assessing the malignant potential of ovarian inclusion cysts in postmenopausal women within the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a prospective cohort study

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Objective  To evaluate the malignant potential of ultrasound-detected ovarian inclusion cysts in the development of ovarian cancer (OC) ...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Incidence and Factors Associated with Synchronous Ovarian and Endometrial Cancer: A Population-Based Case–control Study

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

abstract: Mitochondrial DNA genotyping reveals synchronous nature of simultaneously detected endometrial and ovarian cancers.

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Abstract Simultaneous independent primary tumors of the female genital tract occur in 1-2% of gynecological cancer patients, 50-70% of w...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Lynch Syndrome Hereditary Cancers Public Awareness Day | Fight Colorectal Cancer

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Increased Risk of Cancer If a parent carries a Lynch mutation there is a 50-50 chance that their child will inherit Lynch syndrome with 60 ...
Sunday, March 20, 2011

abstract: Mutation and Loss of Expression of ARID1A in Uterine Low-grade Endometrioid Carcinoma

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Abstract: ARID1A is a recently identified tumor suppressor gene that is mutated in approximately 50% of ovarian clear cell and 30% of...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

full free access: Absence of microsatellite instability in mucinous carcinomas of the breast (Lynch Syndrome)

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Note : some key excerpt; see also Supplemental Tables 1-4 "Microsatellite instability ( MSI ) is a form of genetic instability that ...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

abstract: CA 125 normalization with chemotherapy is independently predictive of survival in advanced endometrial cancer

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Abstract OBJECTIVE: Changes in CA 125 with chemotherapy predict outcome for epithelial ovarian cancer. There is no such data for advance...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Risk of colorectal and endometrial cancers in EPCAM deletion-positive Lynch syndrome: a cohort study : The Lancet Oncology

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Interpretation EPCAM deletion carriers have a high risk of colorectal cancer; only those with deletions extending close to the MSH2 ...
Sunday, November 14, 2010

Does the time interval between first and last birth influence the risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer?

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CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the risk of endometrial cancer is significantly decreased for women having at least a difference of...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Prognostic value of microsatellite instability (MSI) and PTEN expression in women with endometrial cancer: results from studies of the NCIC Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG)

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Abstract AIM: The impact of PTEN status and microsatellite instability (MSI) on the prognosis of women with endometrial cancer is c...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Menopause, hormone replacement and gynaecological cancers -- Menopause International

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Note: abstract, full access via subscription ($$$) Reviews Menopause, hormone replacement and gynaecological cancers Lynsey H...
Sunday, August 08, 2010

A prospective study of dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of breast, endometrial, and ovarian cancers — Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

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WHO website: What is acrylamide? Abstract Background Acrylamide is a probable human carcinogen formed during cooking of many common fo...
Sunday, July 04, 2010

abstract: Hormone prevention strategies for breast, endometrial and ovarian cancers

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"Prospective, randomized trials, designed to control for all known variables, are mandatory to fully assess the potential for hormonal...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Characteristics and prognosis of coexisting adnexa malignancy with endometrial cancer: a single institution review of 51 cases

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CONCLUSION: Our results showed that OS and PFS of synchronous primary ovarian cancer in patients with endometrial cancer is better than t...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Personal history of breast cancer as a significant risk factor for endometrial serous carcinoma in women aged 55 years old or younger

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Note: suggestive of Lynch Syndrome (unresolved connection between breast cancer/Lynch Syndrome??)
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Risk of endometrial cancer for women diagnosed with HNPCC-related colorectal carcinoma

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Note: this issue is important as early-age diagnoses in Lynch Syndrome is common "Approximately one quarter of women diagnosed wit...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

abstract: The inherited genetics of ovarian and endometrial cancer

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"Endometrial and epithelial ovarian cancers are the fourth and fifth most common cancers in women in developed countries, after breast,...