Uterine leiomyosarcoma is difficult to distinguish from fibroids, complicating diagnosis and often requiring surgical confirmation. African American women have a doubled risk of developing uterine ...

“Uterine cancer” is an umbrella term that covers two types of cancer: endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma. Both types begin in the uterus. Endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma are different types ...

Screening tests check for a condition, like cancer, in people who don’t have any signs or symptoms. There aren’t any screening tests for uterine sarcoma. So, the best way to detect this disease as ...

In a new study, Yale Cancer Center researchers have defined the genetic landscape of uterine leiomyosarcomas (uLMS). Furthermore, using fully sequenced patient-derived xenografts, the team has ...

Fibroids and uterine cancer can both cause growths to form in the uterus. Certain symptoms can also overlap. A doctor can determine whether you have fibroids or uterine cancer. Fibroids are benign ...

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Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors should be considered a treatment option for patients with uterine leiomyosarcomas harboring BRCA2 deep deletions, researchers advised. PARP inhibitors are ...

Symptoms of uterine cancer may include unusual vaginal bleeding, pain in the pelvic region, or unexplained weight loss. A person should contact a doctor if they experience these symptoms. Although ...

Symptoms that mimic fibroids make diagnosing uterine sarcoma a rare and confounding cancer. In 2014, Dionne Shepperson, then 40 and pregnant, began feeling weak and faint. Because she had in the past ...

Staging means finding out how far uterine sarcoma has spread in your body. Physicians group uterine sarcoma into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...