What Is Recurrent Endometrial Cancer? Endometrial cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. It's the most common form of gynecologic cancer in the ...

University of Iowa doctoral student Katie Colling is making progress in identifying hormones that are effective at combating ...

When Margie Wilson was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in 2016 after she experienced unexplained bleeding, she knew nothing about cancer. She didn’t even know what an oncologist does. A decade later ...

What Is Metastatic Endometrial Cancer? Metastatic endometrial cancer is when cancer that starts in the lining of the uterus (endometrium) spreads to other parts of the body. Your doctor may call it ...

Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women and the most common cancer of a woman's reproductive system. There are two major types of uterine cancer: Adenocarcinoma of the endometrium: ...

Research led by a University of Iowa student is opening new doors to potential uterine cancer treatments that could allow ...

Frequent use of chemical hair straighteners can increase the risk of uterine cancer. Learn about the dangers and preventive ...

—A study that explored trends in obesity and endometrial cancer in the U.S concluded that the combination of the 2 conditions hits younger women, and Black and Hispanic women in particular, the ...

The risk of uterine endometrial cancer is increased by 24 gene variants that code for different cellular processes such as cell growth and death, gene regulation, and estrogen metabolism, according to ...

Previous studies have linked chemicals in some hair products to breast cancer. New research has found hair straightening chemicals may increase risk of uterine cancer. Risk was doubled for those ...

The most common type of gynecologic cancer in the U.S. has been on the rise in recent years — and there’s no standard screening for it. Uterine cancer will affect about 66,200 women in 2023 in the U.S ...

The conversation often begins with subtle changes that women might initially dismiss as normal variations in their monthly cycle. Perhaps unusual bleeding between periods, or discharge that seems ...