Gynecologic Cancers
VIDEO: Mount Sinai conference spotlights latest treatments, wellness for midlife women
In this Healio video exclusive, Joanne Stone, MD, MS, and Susan S. Khalil, MD, discussed highlights from the second annual Mount Sinai Women’s Health Forum, a 1-day conference dedicated to the latest updates in care for midlife women.
‘Comprehensive training’ needed to eliminate cancer care barriers for transgender individuals
Self-identifying transgender individuals assigned female at birth face three key barriers when seeking care for breast or gynecologic cancers, according to results of a qualitative study published in JAMA Network Open.
Black women have substantially higher rates of early death from gynecologic cancers
Black women have higher rates of early death from tubo-ovarian, cervical and uterine cancers compared with women of other races and ethnicities, data show.
FDA approves Keytruda regimen for advanced endometrial cancer
The FDA approved the use of pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy for adults with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma.
Gynecologic cancer clinical trial enrollment lower for certain underrepresented groups
Asian, Black and Hispanic women with gynecologic cancers had a lower likelihood of being enrolled in clinical trials compared with white women, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Benign breast disease linked to increased breast cancer risk
Women with benign breast disease diagnosed by percutaneous biopsies had an increased overall breast cancer risk compared with the general population, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Surgery.
Cancer information on social media: Potential value, but take ‘with a grain of salt’
An analysis of gynecologic cancer content on TikTok provided new insights into the advantages and disadvantages of patients using social media.
Experts urge study of psilocybin, other psychedelics for cancer-related distress
The prevalence of distress among women with late-stage gynecologic cancers calls for well-designed studies to assess the safety and efficacy of psychedelics for this patient population, according to authors of a published commentary.
1 in 4 patients at gynecologic oncology clinic lack adequate cancer health literacy
One of every four patients with a gynecologic oncology office visit had inadequate levels of cancer health literacy, according to data presented at Society of Gynecologic Oncology Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.