What Role Does Hormone Therapy Play in Endometrial Cancer?

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What part can hormone therapy play in endometrial cancer treatment? Expert Dr. Ebony Hoskins explains patient situations that typically work well with hormonal therapy and shares advice for patients to help ensure their best care.

Dr. Ebony Hoskins is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and assistant professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

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Transcript:

Mikki:

How does hormone therapy play in endometrial cancer treatment?

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:

I think there is a role for some patients for endometrial cancer with use of hormonal therapy, I would typically say either patients may not need any treatment at all or may need more in, I should say more adjuvant treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation. There are sometimes I use hormonal treatment in patients who may have a recurrence that do not have symptoms, and they’re looking for an option with minimal side effects and in…not inconvenient for them. So I don’t use it say on a daily or weekly basis, but there are some times where I may use hormonal treatment.

Mikki:

Awesome. Any things that I should ask the doctor if that’s presented to me? Or any tips that I should have or should have had? [laughter]

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:  

I think in terms of hormonal things, the treatment or any treatment for that matter is understand what the options are, and also recognizing options aren’t just like something that’s on the menu that you get to choose what you have. But hopefully if you have a relationship with your doctor that you’re getting one, number one, the standard of care and then to discuss what the options are in specifically for you as a patient or anybody that’s recently diagnosed.

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What Is the Role of Surgery in Treating Endometrial Cancer?

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What Is the Role of Surgery in Treating Endometrial Cancer? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.

What part can surgery take in endometrial cancer treatment? Expert Dr. Ebony Hoskins shares her perspective about the role of surgery in treatment and explains situations when surgery may be delayed.

Dr. Ebony Hoskins is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and assistant professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

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Transcript:

Mikki:

Let’s talk about surgical options within endometrial cancers. What is the role of surgery in treatment of endometrial cancer?

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:

Well, I always say that our number one mode of treatment is surgery, meaning that’s the first thing that we want to do is actually remove the cancer. So, surgery is like the number one role and one it helps diagnose, it helps stage, and it helps with treatment. And so surgery, again, it’s number one. In terms of like my activation tip for a patient should ask is, what is the role of surgery, and what are the modes of surgery? Meaning, now we have minimally invasive surgery, we have sometimes the standard exploratory laparotomy surgery, so there are other options that were totally not available even 10 or 15 years ago that we have now for patients who are diagnosed with endometrial cancer.

Mikki:

Is there a time that surgery is not recommended or that they don’t ask or require that?

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:

Any patient that I have that has endometrial cancer, I’m going to figure out how I can get them to surgery. There are very infrequent times where a patient may have had, say, a pulmonary embolism or other medical complications before we can get to surgery. And at that time, we may have to delay a bit, and it all kind of depends on the scenario, but ultimately we always need to get to surgery, because that’s our number one kind of mode of a treatment, diagnosis, and staging.

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What Disparities Exist in Treating Patients With Endometrial Cancer?

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What Disparities Exist in Treating Patients with Endometrial Cancer? from Patient Empowerment Network on Vimeo.

What do endometrial cancer patients and advocates need to know about disparities? Expert Dr. Ebony Hoskins shares noted endometrial cancer disparities in care and how patients can take action to ensure their best care.

Dr. Ebony Hoskins is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and assistant professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

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“…I always think it’s important that patients feel that they’re heard by their providers or doctors, feel free to ask any questions and so having that or talking about…we are not going to be able to change the biology, right? But we can change our voice, and we can change making sure the patient is heard, making sure they have a comfortable relationship with their provider.”

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Mikki: 

Dr. Hoskins, what are the noted disparities seen in endometrial cancer treatment, and what are some of the actions being taken to combat them?

Dr. Ebony Hoskins: 

Well, I mean, first off, we know that Black women are diagnosed pretty much at the same rate as white women, but have a two times higher risk of death. And so that alone is a big disparity. We also see increased, I shouldn’t say increased, but more aggressive tumor types in Black women, and so we know that part. I think in terms of what we’re doing to combat it from a clinical trial standpoint, they, I think some of the clinical trials, have recognized that there is a low number of patients in these trials advancing and so there has been an increased effort in recruiting patients into these trials. I think there is more work being done, to understand the biology and why there’s a difference. Me as a provider I will always think, “Oh, it’s because women went to the doctor late or access to care.”

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:  

And then I’m like, “Well, no, no, no these women have access to care. They have access to insurance. They went to the doctor right away.” And so I think it’s very complex and deserves more study into it. In terms of my activation tips, in terms of disparity, I always think it’s important that patients feel that they’re heard by their providers or doctors, feel free to ask any questions and so having that or talking about…we are not going to be able to change the biology, right? But we can change our voice, and we can change making sure the patient is heard, making sure they have a comfortable relationship with their provider. I think that is important.

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How to Explain Endometrial Cancer to Newly Diagnosed Patients

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How can experts explain endometrial cancer diagnosis to patients? Dr. Ebony Hoskins shares how she explains the diagnosis to newly diagnosed patients and provides advice for questions to ask your doctor.

Dr. Ebony Hoskins is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and assistant professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at Georgetown University Medical Center.

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 What Is the Role of Surgery in Treating Endometrial Cancer

What Is the Role of Surgery in Treating Endometrial Cancer?

Transcript:

Mikki:

What is endometrial cancer? How do you explain endometrial cancer to newly diagnosed patients?

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:

Great question. So endometrial cancer is a cancer of the lining of the uterus, and the way I typically describe it is the same location where a woman would have menses, and it’s abnormal growth of the same lining. That’s the reason why there is typically abnormal bleeding, either in a postmenopausal woman or a woman who may have not gone through menopause, could have abnormal bleeding.

Mikki:

Awesome. And with that, I know when I had endometrial cancer, and that was just totally new to me. I really didn’t know a lot of people with cancer, I had never heard of endometrial cancer. What are some of the things that I should have asked?

Dr. Ebony Hoskins:

I think asking what is endometrial cancer? Where is the endometrium? I think those are very good questions to ask, especially if you’ve never heard of it, I think anytime there’s something you don’t understand that you should feel free to ask a question and feel comfortable with asking what you may not know.

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