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What are the risk factors for endometrial cancer?

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Read below: Endometrial cancer presents as spotting/bleeding in between periods, heavy periods, and postmenopausal bleeding. Risk factors include: obesity, early age of menstruation, late age of menopause, never having carried a pregnancy (nulliparous women), ovarian disease that leads to an imbalance of estrogen and progesterone, tamoxifen use, and genetic predisposition.

Answered 4/18/2013

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Dr. Uma Swamy answered

Www.cancer.net: Here is a good patient resource on uterine cancer, including risk factors. http://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/uterine-cancer/risk-factors-and-prevention.

Answered 12/8/2012

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Dr. Natalie Hodge answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Several things : Postmenopausal, obesity, diabetes mellitus, late menopause, PCOS, nulliparity (never had a baby) and tamoxifen use are some... hope this Helps!

Answered 12/26/2017

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