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Cancer of the corpus uteri (uterine cancer) accounted for nearly 7 percent of all female cancers in Singapore between 2011 and 2015 and was the fourth most frequent female cancer among all Singaporeans. The majority of patients are diagnosed with cancer confined to the uterus and have a 5-year survival rate exceeding 90 percent, while the survival rate of stage IV endometrial cancer is approximately 20 percent. This highlights the importance of recognizing and detecting endometrial cancers early in the natural history.
Minimally invasive radical hysterectomy is associated with poorer survival than open surgery in patients with stage early-stage cervical cancer, data from two large US databases and a randomized trial have shown.
Gangliosides and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) play critical roles in early childhood brain development.
Incorporating polygenic risk scores based on 18 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) into risk stratification for breast cancer will improve screening results, says an expert.
Making genetic testing mainstream, allows more patients to be tested, identifies more carriers and enables appropriate stratification of treatment and outcomes, says an expert.
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome, which is primarily caused by BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, make up 8 to 10 percent of all breast cancers, says a senior consultant.
Final analysis of results from the PALOMA-3 study showed improvement in overall survival (OS) with addition of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor palbociclib to fulvestrant in hormone receptor−positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer that has relapsed or progressed on hormonal therapy.
