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• a  of or relating to the endometrium

• By then it may be too late; endometrial cancer kills about 3,500 American women a year.
• The Report on Carcinogens, issued every two years by the National Toxicology Program, associates steroidal estrogen with increased risk of endometrial and breast cancer, based .
• The camera images, enlarged on a video screen, enable Nezhat to zero in on endometrial tissue and vaporize it with the laser.

News & Articles

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• Hormone therapy indirectly targets endometrial cancer
  The female hormone progesterone has been used for several decades as a therapy for endometrial cancer, which starts in the lining of the uterus. Yet scientists didn't understand the mechanisms behind the therapy or its site of action.
  June 14, 2013 - UC Newsroom
• Hormonal treatment for endometrial cancer does not directly target the malignant cells
  ( University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences ) Rogesterone, a female hormone that can be used as a therapy for endometrial cancer, eliminates tumor cells indirectly by binding to its receptor in connective tissue cells residing in the tumor microenvironment.
  June 11, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Hormonal Treatment for Endometrial Cancer Does Not Directly Target the Malignant Cells but Works Through Surrounding ...
  Progesterone, a female hormone that can be used as a therapy for endometrial cancer, eliminates tumor cells indirectly by binding to its receptor in stromal or connective tissue cells residing in the tumor microenvironment, according to a study from the G.O. Discovery Lab team and collaborators at UCLA.
  June 11, 2013 - Newswise