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  2. Gynecologic ultrasonography - Wikipedia

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    Gynecologic ultrasonography or gynecologic sonography refers to the application of medical ultrasonography to the female pelvic organs (specifically the uterus, the ovaries, and the fallopian tubes) as well as the bladder, the adnexa, and the recto-uterine pouch. The procedure may lead to other medically relevant findings in the pelvis.This ...

  3. Common endometrial cancer test is less effective for Black ...

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    The first step in testing for endometrial cancer is usually an ultrasound. But new research suggests this test may miss cases in Black women, delaying diagnoses.

  4. Endometrial cancer - Wikipedia

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    Transvaginal ultrasound to examine the endometrial thickness in women with postmenopausal bleeding is increasingly being used to aid in the diagnosis of endometrial cancer in the United States. [43] In the United Kingdom, both an endometrial biopsy and a transvaginal ultrasound used in conjunction are the standard of care for diagnosing ...

  5. Uterine cancer - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, uterine cancer is the most common invasive gynecologic cancer. [22] The number of women diagnosed with uterine cancer has been steadily increasing, with 35,040 diagnosed in 1999 and 56,808 diagnosed in 2016. The age-adjusted rate of new cases in 1999 was 23.9 per 100,000 and has increased to 27.3 per 100,000 in 2016. [26]

  6. Most accurate ultrasound test ‘can detect 96% of women with ...

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    The most accurate ultrasound test can detect 96% of ovarian cancers in postmenopausal women, new research suggests. ... “The faster and earlier ovarian cancer is diagnosed the easier it is to ...

  7. Fran Drescher Says Doctors Dismissed Her Uterine Cancer as ...

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    Fran Drescher discusses uterine cancer diagnosis and her collaboration with Laura Geller on the Fran Drescher Cancer Schamncer Kit for Breast Cancer Awareness.

  8. High-grade serous carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    As ovarian cancer is rarely symptomatic until an advanced stage, [42] regular pre-emptive screening is a particularly important tool for avoiding the late stage at which most patients present. However, A 2011 US study found that transvaginal ultrasound and cancer marker CA125 screening did not reduce ovarian cancer mortality. [43]

  9. ‘Doctors Thought I Had Uterine Fibroids. It Was Actually A ...

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    The catalyst was my husband being diagnosed with mucosal lymphoma, a type of cancer that affects the tissue right outside the lymph nodes. We then had to flip roles, and doing all the caregiving ...