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These were my signs and symptoms that lead me to get a pap smear, a coloscopy and LEEP surgery, only to find out I have Cervical Cancer Stage 1, Grade 1B1.

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The majority of endometrial cancers are found in the earliest, most treatable stages because women report abnormal postmenopausal or irregular bleeding to their doctor. Memorial Sloan Kettering experts discuss the ways that endometrial cancer can be prevented, as well as what treatment options exist for women who develop this type of cancer.

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We have segued into our other gynecologic cancers. Dr. Hensley, can you tell me if uterine cancer is primarily endometrial cancer? Is it more common that cervical cancer?

Most women, when they say they have uterine cancer, in general they mean they had endometrial cancer. The uterus is the whole organ. The lining of the center of the

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To learn more about how endometrial cancer is diagnosed and treated, visit: http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Endometrial-...

Megan Elkins, diagnosed with endometrial cancer at age 37, says she was lucky her disease was caught early. Experts, like Dr. Suzanne Berlin, at the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber stress the importance of knowing the symptoms and risk factors for endometrial cancer, including pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, obesity and a family history.

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Megan: First you sit down. Good job.

Reporter: Megan Elkins is happy to be teaching her dog Lee new tricks. The 37-year-old has her strength back after surgery and months of chemotherapy to battle endometrial cancer—a cancer that starts in the uterus. But Megan says she was lucky. Her cancer was caught early.

Megan: If I didn’t have a pain, if that mass in my ovary wasn’t growing, I never would have—I wouldn’t

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The Foundation for Women's Cancer thanks Spark Media for creating this educational video that features gynecologic oncologists (all members of the rock band N.E.D.) speaking about vaginal and vulvar cancer. The doctors and their patients speak about the symptoms every woman should know and the importance of early detection. The video is available in English and Spanish.

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My Cancer story and how I found out. This video is about the Uterus Cancer and my story. I'm 33 years old and I have Uterus Cancer. In this video you will know how I learn that I have cancer, how I was feeling, the symptom of the cancer and much more. If you have or someone you know have Uterus Cancer this may help them understand and support them.

I hope this will help you

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To learn more about how endometrial cancer is diagnosed and treated, visit: http://www.dana-farber.org/Adult-Care/Treatment-and-Support/Endometrial-...

Megan Elkins, diagnosed with endometrial cancer at age 37, says she was lucky her disease was caught early. Experts, like Dr. Suzanne Berlin, at the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers at Dana-Farber stress the importance of knowing the symptoms and risk factors for endometrial cancer, including pelvic pain, irregular bleeding, obesity and a family history.

Transcription:

Megan: First you sit down. Good job.

Reporter: Megan Elkins is happy to be teaching her dog Lee new tricks. The 37-year-old has her strength back after surgery and months of chemotherapy to battle endometrial cancer—a cancer that starts in the uterus. But Megan says she was lucky. Her cancer was caught early.

Megan: If I didn’t have a pain, if that mass in my ovary wasn’t growing, I never would have—I wouldn’t

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On Oct. 17, 2013, a surgical instrument called a power morcellator tore into the uterus of Amy Reed, an anesthesiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, pulverizing what were believed to be benign fibroids.

Reed's "minimally invasive" hysterectomy, a routine procedure, was performed at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

Alas, Reed's uterus contained an occult sarcoma, which the morcellator proceeded to spread through her abdominal pelvic cavity. Over ensuing months, as Reed battled to stay alive, her husband, Hooman Noorchashm, a cardiothoracic surgeon and, at the time, a lecturer at Harvard, waged a national campaign to put an end to the practice of power morcellation.

Read the full story on The Cancer Letter: http://www.cancerletter.com/articles/20140704_1