Endometrial Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Abstract
Endometrial carcinoma is diagnosed in about 58,500 women in the United States per year. It is linked with obesity, excess estrogen, and the Lynch syndrome. Oral contraceptives lower the risk by 30 to 40%. Most patients undergo surgery with or without radiation therapy.
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Keywords
- Endometrial cancer
- Medicine
- Lynch syndrome
- Gynecology
- Cancer
- Radiation therapy
- Obesity
- Estrogen
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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