endometrial cancer

Black women with a low-risk form of endometrial cancer were less likely than White women with the same cancer to have a hysterectomy, and less likely to survive their cancer in a review of over 23,000 cases. “We’ve known for years that Black women with endometrial cancer have lower survival rates than white women, largely …

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Less than seven percent of cancer patients in California and Georgia underwent genetic testing within two years of diagnosis, despite guidelines recommending genetic testing in the majority of patients. Allison Kurian, MD (above), of the Stanford University Medical School and her colleagues reviewed the records of nearly 1.4 million patients in California and Georgia diagnosed …

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Hispanic women had the highest uterine (endometrial) cancer rates among U.S. women ages 35 to 39 in 2018, double what was found in White women. And researchers say cases have been rising a steady 4 percent each year since 2001. “Most cases of uterine cancer happen in the post-menopausal stage,” says Monica Avila, MD (above), …

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Endometrial cancer rates are rising rapidly among reproductive-aged Hispanic women, adding to the alarming pattern of disparity among women of color. This cancer is long known to disproportionately strike Black women. In 2018, Hispanic women had the highest uterine cancer rate among young reproductive-age women ages 35 to 39 – a rate 50% higher than …

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Research on endometrial cancer is vastly underfunded compared with other reproductive cancers despite the fact that death rates are increasing, especially in Black women. Linda Zambrano Guevara (above) from the Duke University Medical Center compared the National Cancer Institute funding for various cancers compared with their “lethality scores,” a metric that accounts for the incidence, …

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Black women with possible endometrial cancer were more likely than White women to experience testing delays or to not receive recommended tests at all, in a study of more than 44 million Medicaid patients across the United States. Early diagnosis of uterine cancer is known to improve a patient’s chances for survival. In the study, …

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Women who were exposed to Ground Zero after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and consequently developed uterine cancer, including endometrial cancer, are now eligible for medical coverage and financial compensation from the WTC Health Program. This is a limited federal health program that provides no-cost medical monitoring and treatment for certified WTC-related …

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In a study of nearly 15,000 cases of type II endometrial cancer between 2007 and 2016, the 5-year cancer-related death rate was 41% for Black women, compared with 32% for White and Hispanic women and 30% for Asian and Pacfic Islander women. The higher death rate was linked primarily to the women’s disease stage, tumor …

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Women who reported frequent use of hair straightening products, more than four times in a year, were more than twice as likely to go on to develop uterine cancer compared to those who did not use the products.  That’s the finding of an study of nearly 34,000 U.S. women ages 35 to 74. Approximately 60% …

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