What is endometrial cancer? Endometrial cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the uterus. The lining is called the endometrium. Endometrial cancer is also called cancer of the uterus, or uterine cancer. Endometrial cancer usually occurs in women older than 50. The good news is that it is usually cured when Continue Reading …
Red Meat Linked To Breast Cancers
November 20, 2006 by Leave a Comment
New study suggests eating large amounts of red meat may double young women’s breast cancer risk. US researchers writing in Archives of Internal Medicine looked at over 90,000 pre-menopausal women. Having one-and-a-half servings of red meat per day almost doubled the risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer compared to three or fewer per week. UK Continue Reading …
AAP Issues Guidelines for Menstrual Cycle Evaluation
November 7, 2006 by Leave a Comment
News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD CME Author: Désirée Lie, MD, MSEd Release Date: November 7, 2006 November 7, 2006 — Evaluation of the menstrual cycle is a viable tool to assess healthy development of teen girls’ menstrual patterns, according to new guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in the November issue of Continue Reading …
