September 27th 2024
Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary OB/GYN website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.
Medicaid reimbursement impacts Pap, mammography screening
September 4th 2014An analysis of data from 46 states and the District of Columbia shows that the level of Medicaid reimbursement for office visits has an impact on likelihood of patient screening with Pap tests and other diagnostics for cancer.
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New gene linked to breast cancer risk
August 14th 2014Mutations in the PALB2 gene may be associated with a significant increase in the risk of breast cancer, according to a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine. PALB2 binds to BRCA2-a gene that confers increased lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer-and likely permits its stable nuclear localization and accumulation.
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New light on prevalence of uterine cancer in morcellation cases
July 31st 2014An analysis of minimally invasive hysterectomies performed at multiple institutions over a 7-year period shows that one in every 368 women who underwent morcellation had uterine cancer. According to the investigators, the study also reveals an association between advanced age and increasing prevalence of underlying cancer and endometrial hyperplasia in these patients.
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