uterine cancer

collocation in English

meaningsofuterineandcancer

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uterine
adjective
uk
/ˈjuː.tər.aɪn/us
/ˈjuː.t̬ɚ.ɪn/
relating to ...
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cancer
noun
uk
/ˈkæn.sər/us
/ˈkæn.sɚ/
a serious disease that is caused when cells in the body grow in a way that is uncontrolled and not normal, killing normal cells and often ...
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(Definition ofuterineandcancerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A major adverse effect of tamoxifen isuterinecancer; raloxifene caused fewer cases ofuterinecancer.
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In reality, she may have haduterinecancer.
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Uterinecancerleads to irregular and often prolonged bleeding.
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She was diagnosed withuterinecancerduring the late 2000s, but continued to act sporadically.
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Gynecological cancers account for about 1 in 4 cases (primarily ovarian cancer and alsouterinecancer).
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She also tells him that she has recently begun chemotherapy foruterinecancer.
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They were together until her death in 1950 ofuterinecancer.
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This was the first screening test to diagnose cervical anduterinecancer.
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She was in pain, possibly from ovarian cysts oruterinecancer.
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He is credited for contributions made in the early detection ofuterinecancer.
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No guidelines exist covering specifically the circumstances under which laparoscopic surgical techniques of hysterectomy may be used in the case ofuterinecancer.
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Is he aware that each year 4,000 women die from cervical oruterinecancerand that all these cases are diagnosable and, therefore, curable if found in time?
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In the 1960s she endured three melanoma-related operations, and in the 1970s was treated successfully foruterinecancer.
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By this time, she suffered from tuberculosis and possiblyuterinecancer, which caused her to hemorrhage frequently.
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Health advantages of neutering and spaying include a reduced risk of ovarian anduterinecancerand endometritis in females.
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When she saw a gynecologist for abnormal bleeding in 1965, his diagnosis ofuterinecancercame as a complete shock to her.
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Over-expression is also known to occur in ovarian, stomach, and aggressive forms ofuterinecancer, such as uterine serous endometrial carcinoma.
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She also continued to struggle with her health, having a mastectomy in 1938 after being diagnosed withuterinecancer, and suffering from post-surgical complications.
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Some studies have reported that prolonged exposure can produce liver or kidney damage, oruterinecancer in mice, but these data have been difficult to reproduce.
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The term is used in pathology more often than in anatomy, and is particularly associated with cancer staging (for example, in staging stomach cancer oruterinecancer).
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In recent years, cancer insurance has branched off into multiple new sectors of insurance coverage for ailments such asuterinecancerand breast cancer in males.
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All of the proceeds are used to help fight cancer, specifically women's cancers such as breast cancer, ovarian cancer, anduterinecancerthrough awareness, research, patient counseling, and outreach programs.
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