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Uterine Cancer

Known as: Malignant Tumor of the Uterus, Cancer, Uterine, Cancer of the Uterus 
Cancer that forms in tissues of the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis in which a fetus develops). Two types of uterine… Expand
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BRCA1 Associated RING Domain 1 ProteinEndometrial NeoplasmsEndometrial gland structureEndometrial stromal nodule
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Narrower (6)

Corpus uteri carcinomaEndometrial CarcinomaEndometrial Stromal SarcomaEndometrial adenocarcinoma
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Broader (5)

Female Reproductive System DisorderMalignant NeoplasmsNeoplasm, uncertain whether benign or malignantNeoplasms
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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, part I: National cancer statistics
BACKGROUND The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute… Expand
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Projecting cancer incidence and deaths to 2030: the unexpected burden of thyroid, liver, and pancreas cancers in the United States.
Cancer incidence and deaths in the United States were projected for the most common cancer types for the years 2020 and 2030… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Recurrence and survival after random assignment to laparoscopy versus laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group LAP2 Study.
PURPOSE The primary objective was to establish noninferiority of laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for recurrence after… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Relevance of breast cancer hormone receptors and other factors to the efficacy of adjuvant tamoxifen: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials.
BACKGROUND As trials of 5 years of tamoxifen in early breast cancer mature, the relevance of hormone receptor measurements (and… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Laparoscopy compared with laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer: Gynecologic Oncology Group Study LAP2.
PURPOSE The objective was to compare laparoscopy versus laparotomy for comprehensive surgical staging of uterine cancer… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Effects of tamoxifen vs raloxifene on the risk of developing invasive breast cancer and other disease outcomes: the NSABP Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) P-2 trial.
CONTEXT Tamoxifen is approved for the reduction of breast cancer risk, and raloxifene has demonstrated a reduced risk of breast… Expand
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Regulation of Aromatase Expression in Estrogen-Responsive Breast and Uterine Disease: From Bench to Treatment
A single gene encodes the key enzyme for estrogen biosynthesis termed aromatase, inhibition of which effectively eliminates… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Apparent diffusion coefficient in cervical cancer of the uterus: comparison with the normal uterine cervix
A relation between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values and tumor cellular density has been reported. The purpose of this… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cancer risk associated with germline DNA mismatch repair gene mutations.
The autosomal dominant syndrome of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (HNPCC) is due to germline DNA mismatch repair gene… Expand
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Review
1997
Review
1997
CD44: structure, function, and association with the malignant process.
CD44 is a ubiquitous multistructural and multifunctional cells surface adhesion molecule involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix… Expand
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