The Difficult Journey of Endometrial Cancer TreatmentIt was during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2018 when I answered the phone. It was my oncologist. He told me my blood tests were positive for ovarian cancer. I was...
The Emotional Side of Managing Endometrial CancerAs Mariah Carey once sang, “you’ve got me feeling emotions, deeper than I’ve ever dreamed of.” She was singing about a romantic relationship, but did I apply these wise thoughts...
What Is dMMR Endometrial Cancer and Who Is at Risk?Endometrial cancer is the most common type of gynecological cancer in the United States, accounting for about 66,000 new cases each year. And it is the sixth most common cancer...
The Financial Toxicity of Cancer TreatmentCancer drugs are essential for people with cancer. These drugs can help some live longer without the cancer spreading. However, these drugs come with a high price tag. This can...
Treatment Options for dMMR Endometrial CancerSome people with endometrial cancer have a specific subtype called dMMR. This stands for “deficient mismatch repair.” It means cells have trouble fixing DNA damage. Cancers with dMMR tend to...
Cancer Treatment: Immunotherapy Versus ChemotherapyMore people may know of chemotherapy or chemo as a cancer treatment. But immunotherapy is gaining traction, and for good reason. Immunotherapy is a promising advancement in the treatment of...
Understanding the Side Effects of Advanced Endometrial Cancer TreatmentIf you or a loved one is facing advanced endometrial cancer – such as dMMR endometrial cancer – you may have questions about treatment side effects. Endometrial cancer affects the...
Advocacy: My WhyEditor's Note: This article was written by Julie Salazar and originally appeared on our partner site AdvancedOvarianCancer.net. From a young age, my energy was enormous. My mother threw me into...
My Diagnosis Story: Randalynn VaselI had no idea how this happened to me. I was healthy, young, I went to my annual exams regularly. But come to find out, I was never told at those exams what I was actually being...
Navigating an Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis: Advice From a PatientIf I could go back to my June 2022 self and tell her what was around the bend: a cancer diagnosis, starting the search for my birth mother, the sudden...