Endometrial Cancer: Overview
Cancer of the lining of the uterus (or womb) is called endometrial cancer. You can increase the chances that endometrial cancer will be found early by having any unusual bleeding checked by your doctor right away. Endometrial cancer can almost always be treated successfully if it's caught early.
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Contributing Risk Factors
Certain things may put you at greater risk for getting endometrial cancer, one being age. Endometrial cancer is most common in women who are over 50 years old. Women who have never been pregnant and women who use a medicine called tamoxifen may also be at greater risk.
Diagnosis and Tests
Endometrial cancer can be diagnosed by using endometrial biopsy or by dilatation and curettage (D&C) of the uterus. Both procedures can be effective.
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Endometrial Cancer:Risk factors for Endometrial Cancer:
Childhood
Counter-indicators
Female-Specific
Hormones
Progesterone Low or Estrogen Dominance
High levels of estrogen without opposing progesterone can increase the risk of endometrial cancer. Using estrogen replacement therapy without taking progesterone or progestins is also related to a greater risk for endometrial cancer.
Medical Procedures
Counter-indicators
Metabolic
Supplements, Medications, Drugs
(Discontinued) non-human estrogen use
In 1975, The New England Journal of Medicine examined the rates of endometrial cancer for estrogen consumers, concluding that the risk was seven and a half times greater for estrogen users. Women who had used estrogen for seven years or longer were 14 times more likely to develop cancer. [Coney, Sandra, The Menopause Industry, Spinifex Press Pty Ltd., Australia, 1991, pp.164-5]
Symptoms - Reproductive - Female Cycle
Symptoms - Reproductive - General
Unusual vaginal bleeding
The most common sign of endometrial cancer is unusual bleeding from the vagina, especially bleeding that occurs after passing through menopause.
Endometrial Cancer suggests the following may be present:
Hormones
Low Melatonin Level
A 1998 study found an extraordinarily strong correlation between melatonin level and endometrial cancer. Women were selected who appeared that they might have endometrial cancer. The women who in fact did not have endometrial cancer had an average melatonin level of 33. The women who had endometrial cancer had an average melatonin level of 6. There was little overlap between groups – by using melatonin levels alone, 94% of the patients could have been correctly categorized. A 1992 report proposed that decreased melatonin levels could contribute to endometrial cancer.
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Endometrial Cancer can lead to:
Female-Specific
Metrorrhagia
The most common sign of endometrial cancer is unusual bleeding from the vagina, especially bleeding that occurs after passing through menopause.
Recommendations for Endometrial Cancer:
Botanical / Herbal
Not recommended
Maca
Women with a history or risk of hormone-related cancers, such as endometrial cancer, should avoid this herb because of possible negative hormonal influences.
Preventive measures against Endometrial Cancer:
Diet
Increased Fish Consumption
Study subjects who ate two or more servings of fish weekly had a much lower risk for esophageal, stomach, colon, rectum, and pancreatic cancers than those who avoided fish. In fact, the rates of these types of cancer were 30-50% lower among fish eaters. High fish consumption was also associated with lower risks for cancers of the larynx (30% lower risk), endometrial cancer (20% lower risk), and ovarian cancer (30% lower risk).
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Last updated: Apr 01, 2024