Hysterectomy Ultimately Needed After 1 in 8 Endometrial Ablations
Hysterectomy rates can be expected to rise slowly in the months and years following endometrial ablation, regardless of ablation device type, a meta-analysis found. Risk of hysterectomy rose to from 4.3% at 1 year post-endometrial ablation to 12.4% at 5 years in patients with heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), reported Tamara Oderkerk, MD, of Maxima Medical […]
Survival No Better With Intensive Surveillance in Endometrial Cancer
An intensive surveillance regimen for endometrial cancer did not improve overall survival (OS) over a minimalist regimen, even in high-risk patients, results from the randomized TOTEM trial showed. After a median follow-up of 69 months, the 5-year OS rate was 90.6% with the intensive approach versus 91.9% with the minimalist approach, which mainly included physical […]