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Also known as cancer of the uterus, this is when cancer grows in the female organ in which the implantation of an embryo and carrying of a fetus take place.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Uterine diseases • Female genital neoplasms • Cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Young adult
19-40
Common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Common

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Lower abdomen, Pelvis

Types of

Endometrial cancer
Condition

Symptoms

Abdominal pain
Stomach pain
Irregular periods
Pelvic pain
Urinary hesitancy
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Uterine cancer
Hormone therapy

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Uterine cancer

Surgery

Uterine surgery
4.5
31 reviews
Hysterectomy
4.4
23 reviews
Lymphadenectomy

Medical devices

Tao brush

Other treatments

Supportive care

Tests

Liver function test
Basic metabolic panel
Cancer antigen 125
Complete blood count
Pap smear

Risk factors

Personal

Menstruation before age 8

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