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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Novel biomarkers like GDF15 and OPN show promise in diagnosing and prognosticating uterine sarcoma, potentially enabling early identification and tailored therapy. Blood-based markers such as NLR and ...

The conversation often begins with subtle changes that women might initially dismiss as normal variations in their monthly cycle. Perhaps unusual bleeding between periods, or discharge that seems ...

"These increasing trends of uterine cancers in women aged 20-49 years indicate the need for increased awareness about modifiable risk factors (e.g., obesity) as well as the need to be aware of ...

Many MRI exams for soft tissue sarcomas fail to meet recommended guidelines, affecting grading accuracy and clinical outcomes. Only 2 out of 64 patients received a complete set of ...

Uterine cancer and fibroids are both conditions that can affect the uterus. Uterine cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lining of the uterus, while fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow ...