GDF15 and OPN show promise in differentiating uterine sarcoma from leiomyoma, outperforming traditional markers like LDH and CA125. GDF15 serves as an independent prognostic factor for ...

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 ...

Uterine sarcomas are rare mesenchymal tumors that are aggressive cancers. The rarity of these tumors, and consequently limited prospective data, has made surgical management of uterine sarcomas ...

Uterine cancer develops in the tissues of the uterus, the hollow organ in the pelvis where a fetus could grow and develop during pregnancy. There are two main types of uterine cancer. The most common ...

Recent advances in the biological and molecular understanding of rare uterine tumors have expanded therapeutic options for patients. Uterine cancers are a highly heterogeneous group of cancers that ...

JCO Precision Oncology Conversations features discussions with leading authors of JCO Precision Oncology articles, hosted by Dr. Abdul Rafeh Naqash. Join our experts in engaging conversations as they ...

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 ...

Inside your pelvis is an organ that plays an important role in your period, ability to get pregnant, and carry a pregnancy. As with other parts of your body, sometimes cancer cells can grow there. The ...