Women who received a total abdominal hysterectomy plus chemotherapy showed better survival then those women who received chemotherapy alone for uterine cancer with distant organ metastasis. The ...

How does 18f-FDG PET-CT scan affect clinical judgment and change treatment decisions in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer? Background: To investigate the cost-effectiveness in early stage ...

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To the Editor: In their randomized trial comparing total and subtotal hysterectomy, Thakar et al. (Oct. 24 issue) 1 assessed sexual function with the use of questionnaires and concluded that neither ...

The risk for occult gynecologic cancer in women who undergo hysterectomy or myomectomy for benign indications is low but not trivial, particularly in women older than 55 years, a new study suggests.

Randomized clinical trials from centers specializing in endoscopic surgery have reported that laparoscopic hysterectomy is associated with a shorter hospital stay, less discomfort, and a faster return ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have a hysterectomy for non-cancerous conditions seem to fare similarly well in terms of psychological well-being whether they have all or part of the uterus ...

Hysterectomy is the second most common surgery for women in their reproductive years, right after cesarean section. Nearly 68% of these surgeries are done to address non-cancerous conditions such as ...

A hysterectomy is an operation to remove the uterus, or womb, and sometimes also the cervix, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. It is a common procedure and it is done for a number of reasons. After a ...