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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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Resources
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Active Coping Helps Gynecologic Cancer Patients' Quality of Life (American Cancer Society)
- American Cancer Society
- Can Uterine Sarcoma Be Found Early? (American Cancer Society)
- Cáncer del cuello uterino (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Cáncer del endometrio (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Facts - Tamoxifeno: preguntas y respuestas
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- CancerNet: Uterine Sarcoma (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Endometrial Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Uterine Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- Cystoscopy and Ureteroscopy (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Dilation and Curettage [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- El Estudio del Tamoxifeno y el Raloxifeno (STAR): preguntas y respuestas
- Endometrial Biopsy (Harvard University, Center of Excellence)
- Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Endometrial Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Endometrium: U.S. Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns (National Cancer Institute)
- Etapa del cáncer: preguntas y respuestas (National Cancer Institute)
- Female Sexuality after Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Find a Gynecologic Oncologist (Women's Cancer Network)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Uterine Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Gynecological Health: Glossary (University of Utah, Health Sciences Center)
- Helping Hand Resource Guide (Cancer Care, Inc.)
- How Are Uterine Sarcomas Treated? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Endometrial Cancer Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Endometrial Cancer Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Uterine Sarcoma Diagnosed? (American Cancer Society)
- How Is Uterine Sarcoma Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
- National Cancer Institute
- National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program
- NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE: WOMEN'S HEALTH REPORT Fiscal Years 1999-2000 March 2001 (National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS)
- National Women's Health Information Center (National Cancer Institute)
- NCI Designated Cancer Centers (National Cancer Institute)
- Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk
- Preguntas y respuestas acerca del cáncer metastásico
- Questions and Answers: Use of Hormones After Menopause (National Cancer Institute)
- Radiation Therapy for Uterine Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Sarcoma uterino (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR): Questions and Answers
- Surgery for Endometrial Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Tamoxifen: Questions and Answers
- Treatment Options by Stage (American Cancer Society)
- Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
- Tumor Markers
- Tumores trofoblásticos de la gestación (PDQ): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Tumores trofoblásticos de la gestación (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Ultrasound-Pelvis (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
- Uterine Cancer (MayoClinic)
- Uterine Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Uterine Cancer (Medline Plus)
- Uterine Cancer (National Institutes of Health)
- Uterine Cancer Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
- Uterine Sarcoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Uterine Sarcoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Uterine SarcomaTreatment - Patients (National Cancer Institute)
- What Are the Key Statistics for Endometrial Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Key Statistics for Uterine Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are the Risk Factors for Uterine Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Is Endometrial Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Is Uterine Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Endometrial Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Uterine Sarcoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Will Happen After Treatment for Endometrial Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Uterus (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Uterus (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know Aboutâ„¢ Cancer of the Uterus (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- What's New in Endometrial Cancer Research and Treatment? (American Cancer Society)
- Where to Seek Professional Help: Sexuality and Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- Women's Cancer Network (Gynecologic Cancer Foundation)

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