Also called: Also called: Endometrial cancer
The uterus, or womb, is an important female reproductive organ. It is the place where a baby grows when a women is pregnant. There are different types of uterine cancer. The most common type starts in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. This type of cancer is sometimes called endometrial cancer.
The symptoms of uterine cancer include
- Unusual vaginal bleeding or discharge
- Trouble urinating
- Pelvic pain
- Pain during intercourse
Uterine cancer usually occurs after menopause. Being obese and taking estrogen-alone hormone replacement therapy also increase your risk. Treatment varies depending on your overall health, how advanced the cancer is and whether hormones affect its growth. Treatment is usually a hysterectomy, which is surgery to remove the uterus. Other options include hormone therapy and radiation.
National Cancer Institute
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What Is Endometrial Cancer?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_endometrial_cancer.asp?sitearea=&level=
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.org/docroot/esp/content/esp_5_1x_que_es_11.asp
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What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Uterus
(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/uterus
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Cancer of the Uterus(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/publications/patient_education/bp097.cfm
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Endometrial Cancer(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/cancer/types/021.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/cancer/types/021.printerview.html
- Endometrial Cancer(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/endometrial-cancer/DS00306/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
- How Is Endometrial Cancer Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_endometrial_cancer_diagnosed.asp
- How Is Endometrial Cancer Staged?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_endometrial_cancer_staged.asp?sitearea=cri
- How Is Uterine Sarcoma Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_uterine_sarcoma_diagnosed_63.asp?sitearea=cri
- How Is Uterine Sarcoma Staged?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_how_is_uterine_sarcoma_staged_63.asp?sitearea=&level=
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Ultrasound - Pelvis(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=pelvus
Also available in Spanish http://www.radiologyinfo.org/sp/info.cfm?pg=pelvus
- What Are the Symptoms of Endometrial Cancer?(Women's Cancer Network) - http://www.wcn.org/interior.cfm?pagetype=detail&diseaseid=5&contentid=10171&featureid=1&ContentTypeID=1
- What Are the Symptoms of Uterine Sarcoma?(Women's Cancer Network) - http://www.wcn.org/interior.cfm?pagetype=detail&diseaseid=15&contentid=10605&featureid=1&ContentTypeID=1
- Dilation and Curettage(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZWYLT697C&sub_cat=0
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Dilation and Curettage
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/dilatationandcurettage/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/dilatationandcurettagespanish/htm/index.htm -
Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/endometrial/patient/
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/endometrio/patient/
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Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/gestationaltrophoblastic/patient/
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/trofoblastico-de-gestacion/patient/
- How Is Endometrial Cancer Treated?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4x_How_is_endometrial_cancer_treated_11.asp?sitearea=
- How Is Uterine Sarcoma Treated?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_how_is_uterine_sarcoma_treated_63.asp?sitearea=cri
- Treatment Options by Stage(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_4x_treatment_options_by_stage_11.asp?sitearea=cri
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Uterine Sarcoma (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/uterinesarcoma/patient
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/pdq/tratamiento/sarcomauterino/patient/
- Can Uterine Sarcoma Be Found Early?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_3x_can_uterine_sarcoma_be_found_early_63.asp?sitearea=cri
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Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Prevention(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/prevention/endometrial/patient/
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Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Screening(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/screening/endometrial/patient/
- What Are the Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_what_are_the_risk_factors_for_endometrial_cancer.asp?sitearea=cri
- What Are the Risk Factors for Uterine Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_2x_what_are_the_risk_factors_for_uterine_sarcoma_63.asp?sitearea=ped
- Do What You Can to Ease Side Effects of Treatment for Uterine Cancer(Women's Cancer Network) - http://www.wcn.org/interior.cfm?pagetype=detail&diseaseid=5&contentid=10176&featureid=1&ContentTypeID=4
- What Is Uterine Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_uterine_sarcoma_63.asp?sitearea=cri
- Cancer Treatment for Women: Possible Sexual Side Effects(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/cancer-treatment/SA00071/METHOD=print
- Fallopian Tube Cancer(American Society of Clinical Oncology) - http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+Types/Fallopian+Tube+Cancer
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Endometrial Cancer?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_should_you_ask_your_doctor_about_endometrial_cancer.asp
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Uterine Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_should_you_ask_your_physician_about_uterine_sarcoma_63.asp
- What Will Happen After Treatment for Endometrial Cancer?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_5x_what_happens_after_treatment_11.asp
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Uterine Cancer Risk Questionnaire(Siteman Cancer Center) - http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=english&func=home&quiz=uterine
Also available in Spanish http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu/hccpquiz.pl?lang=spanish&func=start&quiz=uterine
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Dilation and Curettage(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/dilatationandcurettage/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/dilatationandcurettagespanish/htm/index.htm
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Robot-Assisted Gynecologic Oncology Surgery(OR-Live) - Requires Flash Player - One hour program - 4/24/2008 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/nlm-flash/hal_2301/rnh.cfm?id=727
- Robotic-Assisted Hysterectomy for Endometrial Cancer(OR-Live) - Requires media player - One hour program - 2/21/2007 - http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=400
- Description of the Uterus(National Uterine Fibroids Foundation) - http://www.nuff.org/health_theuterus.htm
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Endometrial Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Endometrial+Neoplasms%22
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Uterine Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Uterine+Neoplasms%22
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Racial Disparities Persist in Endometrial Cancer(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/treatment/endometrial/racialdisparities
- What's New in Endometrial Cancer Research and Treatment?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_6x_whats_new_in_endometrial_cancer_research_and_treatment.asp
- What's New in Uterine Sarcoma Research and Treatment?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_6X_Whats_new_in_uterine_sarcoma_research_and_treatment_63.asp
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Gestational trophoblastic disease: current management of hydatidiform mole. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18708429&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: ACOG practice bulletin. Alternatives to hysterectomy in the management of... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18669742&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Dietary glycaemic index, glycaemic load and endometrial and ovarian cancer... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=18665189&tool=MedlinePlus
- Uterine Cancer -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=((uterine+neoplasms[majr]+OR+endometrial+neoplasms[majr])+NOT+uterine+cervical+neoplasms[majr])+AND+humans[mh]+AND+english[la]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/
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Gynecological Health: Glossary(University of Utah, Health Sciences Center) - http://healthcare.utah.edu/healthinfo/adult/gynonc/glossary.htm
Also available in Spanish http://healthcare.utah.edu/healthinfo/spanish/gyneonc/glossary.htm
- ACOG's Physician Directory(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.acog.org/member-lookup/disclaimer.cfm
- Find a Gynecologic Oncologist(Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Women's Cancer Network) - http://www.wcn.org/interior.cfm?diseaseid=13&featureid=4
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National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/NCI/cancer-centers
Also available in Spanish http://www.cancer.gov/espanol/instituto/hojas-informativas/programa-centros-oncologicos
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
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National Cancer Institute - http://www.cancer.gov/
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National Women's Health Information Center(Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://womenshealth.gov/
Also available in Spanish http://womenshealth.gov/espanol/
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Cancer Stat Fact Sheets: Cancer of the Corpus and Uterus, NOS(National Cancer Institute) - http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/corp.html
- What Are the Key Statistics for Endometrial Cancer?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_statistics_for_endometrial_cancer.asp
- What Are the Key Statistics for Gestational Trophoblastic Disease?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_statistics_for_gestational_trophoblastic_disease_49.asp?sitearea=
- What Are the Key Statistics for Uterine Sarcoma?(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_are_the_key_statistics_for_uterine_sarcoma_63.asp
- Cervical Cancer - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cervicalcancer.html
- Hysterectomy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hysterectomy.html
- Cancers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cancers.html
- Female Reproductive System - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/femalereproductivesystem.html
- Women - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Uterine Cancer is the National Cancer Institute - http://www.nci.nih.gov/