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Endometrial cancer involves cancerous growth of the endometrium (lining of the uterus). It mainly occurs after menopause, and presents with vaginal bleeding. A hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) is generally performed. It is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States, with over 35,000 women being diagnosed each year in the U.S. Because of effective screening, it is only the third most common cause of gynecologic cancer deaths (behind ovarian and cervical cancer). The ...
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Endometrial Cancer Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Cancer Institute http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS http://cis.nci.nih.gov/
- National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS http://www.nci.nih.gov/
- Gynecologic Cancer Foundation http://www.thegcf.org/
- Harvard University, Center of Excellence http://www.hmcnet.harvard.edu/coe/
- MayoClinic http://www.mayoclinic.com/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
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