03 Jun UW Health: Wisconsin patient finds hope in uterine cancer clinical trial
MADISON, Wis. – Judi Trampf has been living her life to the fullest with her wife, Katy Heyning, thanks to a clinical trial at UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center.
Trampf was first diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2016. She contacted her doctor after experiencing light spotting, something she might have otherwise ignored if a friend had not recently been diagnosed with uterine cancer after experiencing that same symptom.
Her friend had shared that unusual vaginal bleeding, including heavy bleeding between periods or any postmenopausal bleeding, can be a sign of uterine cancer, leading her to seek a medical exam.
“Bleeding after menopause is never normal,” said Dr. Ryan Spencer, gynecologic oncologist, Carbone Cancer Center, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Trampf’s oncologist. “There are certainly reasons to have bleeding other than uterine cancer, but we recommend everyone who is postmenopausal and who has even the smallest amount see their physician immediately.” Read more…
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