Gynecologic Cancer Translational Research Center of Excellence

Abstract

In the United States there are over 40000 new endometrial cancers detected annually. Fortunately many of these women will survive past 5years following standard treatments of surgery and surgery combined with radiation or chemotherapy. However, about 8000 women are not as fortunate and will succumb to their disease despite good clinical care. Data from our lab and others has documented that endometrial cancers may share some similarities or molecular signatures with the traditional pathologic and clinical definitions of these tumors. However, these cancers are in reality quite individual, and those certain cancers that follow an aggressive clinical course are likely the result of underlying molecular changes that account for these cancers behaviors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1023972

Entities

People

  • John I. Risinger

Organizations

  • Michigan State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • African Americans
  • Biological Factors
  • Cancer
  • Carcinoma
  • Cells
  • Computational Biology
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Experimental Design
  • Genetics
  • Gynecologic Cancers
  • Neoplasms
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • United States
  • Uterine Cancers

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.