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Females with head and neck cancer (HNC) are less likely to receive intensive chemotherapy and radiation

ASCO: Undertreatment Seen for Women With Head & Neck Cancer

Female patients are less likely to receive intensive chemo, radiation; increased risk for death from HNC

May 2018 Briefing – OBGYN & Women’s Health

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in OBGYN & Women's Health for May 2018. This roundup...
A three-month yoga intervention can reduce urinary incontinence frequency in ambulatory women aged 50 years or older

AUA: Yoga Can Reduce Urinary Incontinence in Older Women

Greater decrease in total UI frequency with yoga intervention versus time-and-attention control group
A three-month yoga intervention can reduce urinary incontinence frequency in ambulatory women aged 50 years or older

AUA: Yoga Can Reduce Urinary Incontinence in Older Women

Greater decrease in total UI frequency with yoga intervention versus time-and-attention control group
Women face unique health challenges across their lifetimes

Recommendations Developed for Improving Women’s Health Care

Recommendations focus on policies to improve health outcomes, including training for clinicians
Lung cancer incidence is higher among young women than young men

Lung Cancer Incidence Higher for Young Women Than Young Men

Crossover in sex-specific rates among U.S. non-Hispanic whites born since 1965
Many women report dysfunctional toileting behaviors

AUA: Most Women Report Dysfunctional Toileting Behaviors

Large proportions of women report premature voiding, straining to void, and delayed voiding
Obstetrician-gynecologists can help promote risk identification and reduction of cardiovascular disease among women at well-women visits

Ob-Gyns Should Play Role in Reducing CVD Risk for Women

Well-woman visits represent an opportunity to counsel patients about heart disease, risk factors
Time spent on social media sites has negative effects on female body perceptions

Social Media Negatively Affects Body Satisfaction in Women

Time spent on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest tied to higher scores on measures relating to body image
Markers of reproductive history

Reproductive Markers Associated With Risk of Diabetes

Younger age at menarche linked to increased risk of diabetes in women with a BMI of ≥25 kg/m²