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Endometrial Cancer
Endometrial Cancer

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Endometrial Cancer Defined

Cancer of the endometrium. Endometrial cancer is caused by estrogen without sufficient progesterone. Being overweight, having anovulatory androgen excess and diabetes mellitus are risk factors. Estrogen treatment without progesterone therapy as well is a major cause. It is usually preceded by persistent endometrial proliferation and endometrial hyperplasia (both of which are reversible with progesterone therapy).

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What Does An Abnormal Pap Test Mean?

Published October 10, 2008, 9:12 pm, The Tampa Tribune

By SHELLY HOLMSTROM, MD Tribune correspondent Nearly every day, I see patients who have received an abnormal Pap test result in my gynecology office. These abnormal results can trigger tremendous anxiety, so I spend significant time educating my patients about what the results may mean.

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Events 1011

Published October 10, 2008, 9:11 pm, The Tampa Tribune

FLU SHOTS: Flu shots are recommended for everyone, especially those 50 or older, children, caregivers, people with chronic medical conditions and those who live in long-term-care facilities. The Pinellas County Health Department will offer flu shots for $25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays throughout October, or as long as supplies last. Pneumonia vaccinations will also be available for $40. Bring ...

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Obesity-cancer link unknown to many women

Published October 10, 2008, 11:02 am, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows.

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News in brief

Published October 10, 2008, 4:40 am, West Salem Coulee News

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.

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Take charge of your breast health

Published October 6, 2008, 9:16 pm, Island Packet

There's a new movement in breast cancer, and the focus is on survivorship.

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NYU Menopause Expert Honored for Research in Hormone Therapy

Published October 6, 2008, 6:22 am, Newswise

Lila Nachtigall, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Women's Wellness Program at NYU Langone Medical Center, was honored with the 2008 NAMS/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ET/EPT Research Award late Friday during The North American Menopause Society's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. This award was designed to recognize and acknowledge an individual whose body ...

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CNPs help fill physician gap

Published October 5, 2008, 9:46 pm, The Fairmont Sentinel

FAIRMONT - With the alphabet soup of medical acronyms, knowing who's who and what's what is confusing for the average patient. "Have you thought about going on to get your LPN?" one person asked Shelley Brennan-Vuocolo, a certified family nurse practitioner at Fairmont Medical Center.

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Philippines breast-cancer incidence rate Asias highest

Published October 4, 2008, 9:17 am, Yehey!

Breast cancer is the leading killer of women ages 35 to 54 worldwide. More than a million develop the disease without knowing it, and almost 500,000 women die from it every year.

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Popular business directory searches

Published October 3, 2008, 8:44 pm, The Edmond Sun

The Logan County Democratic Committee opened its campaign headquarters at noon Thursday in Guthrie. The headquarters is just west of the Blue Grass Festival location. All Democrats are invited to stop by for candidate information at the headquarters at 813 W. Noble.

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