Gynecologic Cancer News

Genital talc powder and frequent douching were associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to a recent study.

Endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer have a low incidence for women with recurrent abnormal uterine bleeding, with predictive factors being older age, nulliparity, polyp history and shorter intervals between samplings, data show.

Spouses of people with cancer exhibited significantly higher risk for attempted suicide and suicide death than those whose spouses had not been diagnosed with cancer, according to a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.

The FDA expanded the approval of dostarlimab-gxly for treatment of endometrial cancer.

Incidence rates for 17 different cancer types increased for successively younger generations in the United States during the past century.

The addition of an investigational immunotherapy to chemotherapy prolonged survival for women with advanced ovarian cancer, according to a topline data announcement.

From 2007 to 2020, the incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1, 2 and 3 continuously decreased among women aged 15 to 25 years while increasing among women aged 25 to 29 years, researchers reported.

Healio spoke to Ashley Haggerty, MD, a board certified, fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Medical Group about better patient education in endometrial cancer patients.

Healio spoke to Ashley Haggerty, MD, a board certified, fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Medical Group about racial disparities in endometrial cancer.

  Healio spoke to Ashley Haggerty, MD, a board certified, fellowship-trained gynecologic oncologist at Hackensack Meridian Medical Group about obesity in endometrial cancer patients.