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VIDEO: Social networking offers coping help for endometriosis patients
With a little online community support, women with endometriosis have a greater chance of finding the care they need.
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Endometriosis after menopause: Weigh the treatment risks
VANCOUVER – Age and previous disease severity are important factors in weighing whether to prescribe hormone therapy for postmenopausal women with...
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Elastrographic ultrasound could guide adenomyosis treatment
VANCOUVER – Elastrographic ultrasound identifies stiffer tissue, which researchers believe will be unlikely to respond to hormone treatment.
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Study validates endometriosis fertility index
VANCOUVER – The tool accurately predicted the odds of natural live births in women with stage III and stage IV endometriosis.
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Endometriosis detection by microRNA possible in early stages
VANCOUVER – Hurdles remain before a new endometriosis diagnostic test can be clinically useful.
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Oral GnRH antagonist offers endometriosis pain relief in trials
VANCOUVER – Elagolix is an oral, nonpeptide, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist being developed by Neurocrine Biosciences and AbbVie...
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Interdisciplinary care reduces deep dyspareunia in endometriosis
VANCOUVER – A study of nearly 300 women, most of whom had confirmed or suspected endometriosis, offers clues for improving deep dyspareunia.
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PREMM5: Updated Lynch syndrome test available
The PREMM5 model estimates a patient’s odds for carrying one of five known genes associated with Lynch syndrome
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Intraoperative radiation looks good for DCIS
LAS VEGAS – Mammography and MRI may be sufficient to select appropriate patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
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Sexual dysfunction, depression common in endometriosis patients
VANCOUVER – A study in Brazilian women with endometriosis finds about double the risk of sexual dysfunction, as well as high rates of depression...
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Genes may play role in breast cancer racial disparities
Researchers discover 142 genes differentially expressed between white and African American patients.
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Decision to remove breast cancer metastases depends on location of lesions
LAS VEGAS – Surgery for a single brain metastasis improves survival with no extracranial disease and adjuvant WBR.
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Breast density is no reason to perform MRI
Among women who underwent MRI before breast cancer surgery, those with high breast density had similar outcomes to those of women with low breast...
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Sutureless, guided lumpectomy produced clean margins in majority
Pain scores were low with sutureless guided lumpectomy, and all high-risk lesions were successfully removed.
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DCIS tool IDs axillary node biopsy candidates
A nomogram may encourage patients to have axillary nodal biopsy performed at the same time as core needle biopsy.