Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the sixth most common cause of death among women in the United States. The preferred treatment is a hysterectomy, and young women who want to have children have to choose between becoming infertile or being at a higher risk of recurrence.
On this Talk of Iowa, Charity Nebbe speaks with a survivor of endometrial cancer who was able to conceive her first child after undergoing hormonal therapy. Then, Nebbe is joined by a gynecologic oncologist, Dr. Megan McDonald, as well as researcher Kristina Thiel and a Ph.D. candidate in her lab, Katie Colling, who share their research into hormonal therapies.
Guests:
- Haley Loeffelholz, Uterine cancer survivor, mom, registered nurse
- Katie Colling, 4th year Ph.D. candidate studying cancer biology, University of Iowa
- Kristina Thiel, assistant professor of Obstetrics andGynecology, University of Iowa
- Dr. Megan McDonald, gynecologic oncologist, University of Iowa Healthcare
