by Uppsala University Credit: CC0 Public Domain A comprehensive study from Uppsala University involving more than 250,000 women shows that oral contraceptive use protects against ovarian and endometrial cancer. The protective effect remains for several decades after discontinuing the use. The study is published in the journal Cancer Research. Ovarian and endometrial cancer are among the most common gynecological...
by Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Biologia Estrutural e Bioimagem (INBEB) Brazilian scientists identify the predominant presence of a truncated variant of the p53 protein in amyloid aggregates in endometrial cancer cells. Such structures are related to the progression of this tumor. A finding by Brazilian researchers promises new perspectives for the treatment of Type 2 endometrial cancer, the most aggressive form of one of the...
Women who want to know if they have entered menopause — or when they will — may be able to find out with a new blood test. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted approval to the PicoAMH Elisa test. It’s produced by Ansh Labs. The test works by measuring anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH),...
Women with ovarian or endometrial cancer who followed the ketogenic diet for 12 weeks lost more body fat and had lower insulin levels compared to those who followed the low-fat diet recommended by the American Cancer Society, according to a new study published by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Credit: CC0 Public...
