Endometrial Cancer in Reproductive-Aged Females: Etiology and Pathogenesis.

Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in developed countries, and the incidence is rising in premenopausal females. Type I EC is more common than Type II EC (80% vs. 20%) and is associated with a hyperestrogenic state.

Bilateral Ovarian Torsion Due to a Giant Mucinous Cystadenoma, Contralateral Mature Teratoma, and Paratubal Cyst in a Young Adult.

Giant ovarian cysts (>10 cm) are rare due to the widespread use of routine imaging. However, in the absence of compressive symptoms, giant cysts remain a diagnostic challenge, especially in patients with larger body habitus. Complications of benign ovarian cysts are infrequent but can include torsion of the adnexa.

Facilitators and Barriers to Recruiting Surgeons into Hospice and Palliative Medicine Training.

Context: Few individuals have fellowship training in both hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) and a surgical specialty including general surgery, general obstetrics and gynecology, or affiliated subspecialties. There is a paucity of data to explain why some surgeons choose to pursue HPM fellowship training.

Objective: Identify facilitators and barriers to palliative medicine fellowship training among physicians from a surgical specialty.

Value of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship After Surgical Training: Bridging the Gap for Improved Patient Care.

Surgeons comprise 2% of HPM-trained physicians. Little is known about the perceived value of HPM training to the surgeon or medical community. We aim to demonstrate the value of HPM fellowship training to surgeons and surgical practice from the point of view of HPM fellowship trained surgeons.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship after Surgical Training: A Roadmap to the Future of Surgical Palliative Care.

Objective: Surgeons comprise only 2% of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) board-certified physicians. Little is known about the motivations of individuals who pursue this combined training or the perceived benefits of this pathway. This study aimed to capture the pathways and experiences of HPM fellowship trained surgeons and to establish recommendations for surgical trainees who may benefit from HPM fellowship training.

Perceptions of Cervical Cancer Screening in Rural Guatemala.

Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality in the developing world. Globally, the incidence of CC is 13.1 per 100,000, with the highest incidence of CC seen in sub-Saharan Africa, Melanesia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southcentral Asia, and Southeast Asia.