Endometrial cancer is the most common form of cancer of the female reproductive organs in the U.S., with 67,880 new cases diagnosed each year. Over the past decades, rates have increased and ...

"Endometrial hyperplasia and cancer are highly affected by obesity and lifestyle factors. Focusing on these factors in diverse communities will lead to our better understanding of these disparities.

Tiffany White was 27 years old when she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. White, a Chicago resident who works as a mental health counselor and an accounting director for a national nonprofit ...

Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the sixth most common cause of death among women in the United States. The preferred treatment is a hysterectomy, and young women who want to have ...

In January, the American Cancer Society reported that for the first time women younger than 50 had a higher cancer incidence rate than men. Based on 2023 data, cancer incidence rates among women under ...

Gynecological cancers affect the reproductive organs of people who were assigned female at birth (AFAB). They include cancers of the: Cervix Ovaries Uterus Vagina Vulva A sixth type is a very rare ...

Cancer is no longer seen only as a genetic or age-related disease. Doctors now say lifestyle plays a major role. Smoking and ...

Inside your pelvis is an organ that plays an important role in your period, ability to get pregnant, and carry a pregnancy. As with other parts of your body, sometimes cancer cells can grow there. The ...

Uterine cancer occurs when cells in the uterus (an organ in the pelvis of people assigned female at birth) mutate and grow uncontrollably. Uterine cancer may cause unusual vaginal bleeding, pain, and ...