Obesity is a well recognized risk factor for several types of cancers, many of which occur
solely or disproportionately in women. Adipose tissue is a rich source of adipose-derived …

PURPOSE: Endometrial carcinoma is the most common cancer of the lower female genital
tract in Europe and the United States. Faced with the growing incidence of endometrial …

Objective We investigated risk factors for Type II (n= 176) vs. Type I (n= 1,576) endometrial
cancer (EC) in cases treated at Magee-Womens Hospital between 1996 and 2008. Methods …

Aim: As the incidence of endometrial cancer (EC) increased considerably since 2007, this
study aimed to project the burden of EC to the year 2030. Methods: Multivariate linear …

Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cause of cancer mortality in women. It is
diagnosed in more than 20,000 women in the USA each year and approximately 15,000 …

Background It is generally accepted that patients with breast cancer metastases have very
poor survival. Metastatic breast cancer patients can be considered a heterogeneous …

OBJECTIVE.: Endometrial carcinoma is the most common gynecologic cancer. Although the
prognosis for endometrial cancer is generally good, cancers identified at late stages are …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is an aggressive disease that has
been linked to altered immune, inflammatory, and angiogenesis responses. A better …

There is a growing interest in the role that cancer biomarkers, metastasis-related molecules,
and chemokines may play in the development and progression of various cancers …

Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare but deadly malignancy with about
3,000 new cases being diagnosed each year in the US. Very few studies have been …