Vaginal Cancer
Vaginal cancer Definition Vaginal cancer refers to an abnormal, cancerous growth in the tissues of the birth canal (vagina). Description Vaginal cancer is rare and accounts for only 1% to 2% of all gynecologic cancers . In the United States, there are approximately 2, 000 cases of vaginal cancer
A cohort study of topical vaginal estrogen therapy in women previously treated for breast cancer
Key words: VAGINAL ESTROGEN, BREAST CANCER ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the risk of recurrence of breast cancer associated with the use of topical vaginal estrogen therapy in the management of vaginal atrophy in women previously treated for breast cancer. Methods The study group comprised 1472
Women With Vaginal Cancer Are Four Times More Likely to Have Been Exposed to Virus That Causes Genital Warts; Women With Genital Warts Should Be Closely Monitored for Vaginal, Other Anogenital Cancers.
Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, March 19 (AScribe Newswire) - Infection with a common virus that causes genital warts is a serious risk factor for vaginal cancer, according a recent large-scale study of women in western Washington. The study, led by researchers at the Fred
Vaginal metastasis of colon cancer
True vaginal metastases from colonic cancer are exceedingly rare. This often signals an ominous prognosis. More frequently the vagina is synchronously involved by direct contiguous spread from the colonic lesion. We present a case of sigmoid carcinoma with true metastasis to the vagina that was
True vaginal metastasis of rectal cancer
The first document in the literature regarding to vaginal metastasis of colorectal cancer was reported by Whitelaw[1] in 1956 when a vaginal lesion was found to be adenocarcinoma. Further investigation of the patient showed that primary tumor was originated from a mid-sigmoid tumor. In 1966, a
Breast Cancer Patients Boost Quality of Life While Taking Arimidex and Tamoxifen With Replens Vaginal Moisturizer.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ - Dr. Machelle Seibel, a leading expert in women's health, recommends making life more comfortable for breast cancer patients, especially those being treated with the newest aromatase inhibitors, generically known as Anastrozole. With this new
Breast Cancer Patients Can Boost Quality of Life By Using Vaginal Moisturizer to Help With Drug Side Effects.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ - For women being treated for breast cancer, some of the most promising drugs lower estrogen, which can cause other problems. One is vaginal dryness. That may not seem like much when stacked against cancer, but women recovering from a life-threatening
Merck Submits New Cross-Protection Data for GARDASIL to the FDA and Seeks New Indications for Vaginal and Vulvar Cancers.
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. - Merck announced today the Company has submitted a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for GARDASIL([R]) [Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine] to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update the labeling for
The exchange letters from AFI readers.(Angia-Edema)(Ovarian Cancer and Kathy's Story)(Fosamax and Side-Effects)(HRT and Turner's Syndrome)
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Vaginal cytology deemed a poor endometrial Ca screen.
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. - Routine vaginal cytology as a surveillance test for endometrial cancer recurrence is costly, inefficient, and benefits less than 1% of patients, Dr. Robert E. Bristow and his associates reported in a poster session at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic
