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What are the symptoms of cervical cancer?

Patients with cervical cancer often develop no signs or symptoms when the cancer is in its precancerous and early stages. For this reason, regular cervical cancer screening is important.

Posted 4 years ago by Andreas Obermair

What is a sentinel node biopsy and what happens if it is positive?

Sentinel node biopsy is a surgical technique used in patients who have already been diagnosed with uterine, cervical and vulval cancer.

Posted in cancer; Tagged cervical cancer, Uterine Cancer; Posted 4 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Stages of Ovarian Cancer

If diagnosed with ovarian cancer, patients will want to know their tumour “stage”. The stage of ovarian cancer describes how far the cancer has grown and spread in the body...

Posted in ovarian cancer, staging; Posted 4 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Quicker recovery from keyhole hysterectomy

A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus that some 30,000 Australian women require every year for abnormal bleeding, pain or cancer of the uterus.

Posted in hysterectomy; Posted 4 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Fertility sparing treatment for endometrial cancer

Endometrial (uterine) cancer develops when cells grow and multiply abnormally in the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus.

Posted in endometrial cancer, treatment, fertility; Posted 4 years ago by Andreas Obermair

Does HRT tablets cause blood clots?

Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) is used for management of menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, dry skin and vulvovaginal atrophy.