Online Medical Books for Uterine Cancer
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Uterine bleeding is abnormal when the pattern (amount and/or duration) is irregular. Menorrhagia indicates regular but excessive uterine bleeding; metrorrhagia indicates irregular and, often, more frequent uterine bleeding; and menometrorrhagia indicates... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... Primarily a disease of older adults, cancer is second only to cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in the United States (more than 560,000 deaths annually). More than 67% of patients who die of cancer are older than age 65. The most... What causes cancer? ... Immune response ... Diagnostic methods ... Staging and grading ... Five major therapies ... Maintaining nutrition and fluid balance ... If the patient can't eat ... Total parenteral nutrition ... Pain control critical ... The hospice approach ... Psychological aspects ... Pictures
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... Uterine cancer involves cancerous growth of the endometrial lining. The five-year survival rate is 75% to 95% for stage I cancers; as the stages progress, the survival rate diminishes. For stage II, there's a 50% survival rate; stage III, 30%; and there's less than a 5% survival rate for stage... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations ... Pictures
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... Malignant spinal neoplasms may be any one of many tumor types similar to intracranial tumors; they involve the cord or its roots and, if untreated, can eventually cause paralysis. As primary tumors, they originate in the meningeal coverings,... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Cancer of the endometrium, or uterine cancer, is the most common gynecologic cancer. It usually affects postmenopausal women between ages 50 and 60; it’s uncommon between ages 30 and 40 and extremely rare before age 30. Most premenopausal women who... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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A diagnosis of breast cancer usually leads to some form of surgery. Afterward, various therapies help guard against spread or recurrence of disease....
For many women, any gynecologic procedure is an unattractive prospect, and something with a name like "hysteroscopy" sounds downright frightening. In...
As many as 20 to 50 percent of all women develop fibroids. These benign muscle tumors usually grow in the uterus, and can cause pain, and in some...
As many as 20 to 50 percent of all women develop fibroids. These benign muscle tumors usually grow in the uterus, and can cause pain, and in some...
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