Search Is On For Genes That Point To Womb Cancer

A Queensland University of Technology study pinpointing the genetic differences between women with and without womb cancer will help in the early diagnosis of the disease.PhD student Tracy O’Mara, from the School of Life Sciences at QUT, who is working in collaboration with scientists at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, said there was an acute need for better screening for womb or endometrial cancer, with about 1400 new cases of the disease diagnosed every year.

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Filed under: Women's Health / OBGYN on May 15th, 2008