Uterine Cancer

Cancer of the inner lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, is the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract. Early symptoms include abnormal vaginal bleeding or postmenopausal bleeding. READ MORE

Uterine Cancer

Exclusive Interview with Fran Drescher

Exclusive Interview with Fran Drescher

The star of "The Nanny" opens up about her cancer journey.

Weight Loss Tied to Lower Risk of Uterine Cancer

Weight Loss Tied to Lower Risk of Uterine Cancer

Weight loss may lower older women's risk of cancer of the endometrium, the lining of the uterus, a new study suggests.

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Gene Mutation Tied to Breast Cancer Raises Uterine Cancer Risk Too

Women with a gene mutation known as BRCA1 have an increased risk for a deadly form of uterine cancer, a new study finds.

Adrienne Moore

My Endometrial Cancer Was Dismissed as Fibroids

My symptoms were ignored for more than a year despite having a personal and family history of cancer

Adrienne Moore

Descartaron mi cáncer endometrial porque lo confundieron con fibromas

Ignoraron mis síntomas durante más de un año a pesar de tener antecedentes personales y familiares de cáncer

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How Endometrial Cancer Is Diagnosed

Learn how endometrial cancer is diagnosed

Postmenopausal Women and Endometrial Cancer

Mujeres posmenopáusicas y el cáncer endometrial

Las fluctuaciones hormonales y el incremento en los niveles de estrogenos

Postmenopausal Women and Endometrial Cancer

Postmenopausal Women and Endometrial Cancer

Fluctuating hormones and higher levels of estrogen increase the risk for this common disease

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How to Talk to Your Healthcare Provider About Getting the HPV Vaccine as an Adult

The HPV vaccine is ideally given to boys and girls at age 11 or 12, but it’s approved for adults up to age 45. If you haven’t had it, here’s how you can talk to your HCP about whether you should get it.

Josephine Casanova

Doctors Overlooked My Endometrial Cancer Symptoms for More Than a Year

My bleeding was heavy and constant, but doctors just chalked it up to hormones and threw me on birth control

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Why Are Black Women More Likely to Die from Endometrial Cancer?

Delayed diagnoses, more aggressive tumor types and other healthcare disparities place Black women at a greater risk of dying from endometrial cancer compared to white women

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