Items Tagged ‘hysterectomy’
February 1, 2018
Research News Roundup-January 2018
The Mayo Clinic Research News Roundup includes brief summaries and links to research news releases from the past month. It also connects readers to related resources. Read on for more information from Mayo Clinic Research. Standing several hours a day could help you lose weight, Mayo Clinic research finds Standing instead of sitting for six hours a […]
Tags: B. Mark Keegan, breast cancer, Center for Regenerative Medicine, Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, clinical trials, Fergus Couch, hysterectomy, Michal Kucewicz, multiple myeloma, ovarian cancer, Research News Roundup, Rochester Epidemiology Project
January 18, 2018
Research finds hysterectomy alone associated with increased long-term health risks
By Advancing the Science contributor 
Mayo Clinic researchers show that hysterectomy with ovarian conservation is associated with a significantly increased risk of several cardiovascular diseases and metabolic conditions. The findings are published in Menopause. “This is the best data to date that shows women undergoing hysterectomy have a risk of long-term disease ─ even when both ovaries are conserved,” says Shannon Laughlin-Tommaso, M.D., […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, epidemiology, hysterectomy, Rochester Epidemiology Project, Shannon Laughlin-Tommaso
December 16, 2015
Minimally Invasive Surgery – Same Results, Less Complications, Disparity in Application
Researchers find disturbing patterns of underuse for endometrial cancer patients. Surgeons should use minimally invasive surgery to perform hysterectomy in women with non-metastatic endometrial cancer instead of the more risky open abdominal option. So why aren’t they? This is the question that a collaborative team comprised of researchers from Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and the […]
Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, hysterectomy, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, minimally invasive surgery, Sean Dowdy