MONDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer is a tough diagnosis to cope with, and now a new study finds these patients face a much higher risk of depression and other mental health issues.And the emotional anguish exacted a significant toll: The researchers also found it was associated with an increased risk of death during the study period among these women."Mental health issues are important for cancer patients as they face major disruptions to their lives and deal with the toxic side effects of cancer treatment," said study lead author Siqi Hu. She is a PhD candidate in the University of Utah's department of family and preventive medicine and Huntsman Cancer Institute, in Salt Lake City."We wanted to examine mental health in ovarian cancer patients, who often face a...

NDAY, April 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Women face no increased risk of pelvic cancer -- tumors of the bladder, cervix and ovaries -- if they have surgery to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a new study finds.Concerns about possible complications and safety issues related to use of surgical mesh -- particularly for a condition called pelvic organ prolapse, and also for SUI -- have made some patients reluctant to have mesh-based procedures.So in this study, researchers analyzed data on nearly 75,000 Canadian women who had an SUI surgery between 2002 and 2015. In 85% of those cases, transvaginal mesh was used. The SUI surgery patients were compared with a control group of more than 5.5 million women who didn't have the surgery."In a very large population with extended follow-up,...

FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women can be more likely to have heavy monthly periods, and now new research hints at why.In addition to stirring up inflammation, excess weight may slow down the uterine repair process, U.K. researchers reported. Menstruation occurs when the lining of the uterus (endometrium) sheds each month, but the healing process stops the bleeding so the lining can build back up. Heavy periods -- defined as needing to change your tampon or pad after less than two hours and/or passing large blood clots -- can take a dramatic toll on a woman's quality of life, said study author Dr. Jacqueline Maybin, a researcher at the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health at the University of Edinburgh. "Some people have such heavy periods that they can't leave the...