Flu vaccine during pregnancy cuts infants’ risk of infection by 41%

Vaccinating pregnant women against seasonal influenza reduced the risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza infection in their infants by 41%, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in the Archives of

No Benefit for Early Tx of Ovarian Cancer Relapse

Women who get early chemotherapy for a recurrence of ovarian cancer won't live longer, researchers say.
Survival rates weren't significantly different between those who started chemotherapy once

IUD May Be Therapy for Endometrial Cancer

An intrauterine contraceptive device -- impregnated with the progestin levonorgestrel -- may successfully treat atypical endometrial hyperplasia and early stage endometrial cancer in young women while preserving their fertility, according to a small prospective study.

Vaginal brachytherapy improves 5-year quality of life in endometrial cancer

Vaginal brachytherapy for high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer is associated with significantly less diarrhea and fewer bowel symptoms that limit patients’ daily activities, compared with pelvic external beam radiation therapy, according to 5-year follow-up data from a phase III trial.
The latest findings from the open-label, randomized