Uterine Cancer Stories
- Women with two genetic mutations have a higher risk of breast cancer and should be screened, scientists say.
- Researchers are hot on the trail of a new way to detect cancer in a woman’s uterus, which now often goes unnoticed and can be deadly.
- Researchers examined data on 6,909 men and women of European-American descent to determine who can and can't smell asparagus pee.
- The female reproductive system isn't safe from cancer; it can enter the ovaries, the cervix and even the vagina.
- Cancer of the uterus is not well known, but is receiving some attention after veteran journalist Gwen Ifill died of the disease.
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- These are the four most common cancers to be diagnosed in women, plus the risk factors that make women even more likely to develop them.
- As of Jan. 1, 2016, more than 15.5 million Americans have a history of cancer; in 2026, this number will reach more than 20 million.
- A 90-year-old woman has become a celebrity after choosing to forgo cancer treatment to instead travel the country.
- President Obama promised to undertake a national effort to cure cancer, a “new moonshot” with Vice President Biden in charge of “mission control.”
- Long-term use of the birth control pill may reduce your risk of developing uterine cancer, but women should still consider other factors before choosing this form of birth control.