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uterine cancer

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uterine cancer

Malignant tumour of the uterus. Cancers affecting the lining of the uterus (endometrium) are the most common cancers of the female reproductive tract. Risk factors include absence of pregnancy, early age of first menstruation (before age 12), late onset of menopause (after age 52), obesity, diabetes, and estrogen replacement therapy. Additional risk factors are a personal history of breast or ovarian cancer, age (over age 40), and a family history of uterine cancer. Whites are more likely to develop uterine cancer than are blacks. The major symptom is vaginal bleeding or discharge. Treatment may begin with simple or radical hysterectomy. Some uterine cancers are treated in part by hormonal therapy, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy.
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Uterine Cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, which actually start in the lining of the cells in the uterus The womb or the uterus is a vital part of the reproductive system in a woman Uterine Cancer is one of the deadliest cancers, which actually start in the lining of the cells in the uterus.
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Drescher, whose own doctors missed the signs of her uterine cancer for two years, said she would urge women to be more forceful with their doctors, who are usually male, because early detection increases chances of survival.
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They found the group of women who drank more than three cups of coffee every day were more than 60 percent less likely to develop uterine cancer than those who had coffee fewer than two times a week, the study said.
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