Endometrial cancer: who are the most at-risk women?

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float: left; width: 190px;"></div><div class="yog-col yog-11u" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1429270867747_778" style="margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; float: none; width: auto; overflow: visible;"><div itemscope="" itemtype="https://schema.org/Article" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1429270867747_777" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediaarticlebody" itemprop="articleBody" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; zoom: 0; border-top-style: none; border-color: rgb(130, 164, 188);"><div class="bd" id="yui_3_9_1_1_1429270867747_776" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; zoom: 0; font-size: 14.039999961853px; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.6em;"><p class="first"><b>7275 new cases of endometrial cancer were observed in 2012. This is the most common gynecological cancer after breast cancer. But some profiles have more risk of developing endometrial cancer.</b></p><p id="yui_3_9_1_1_1429270867747_775" style="margin-top: 11px;">Unlike <strong>cervical cancer</strong><font id="yui_3_9_1_1_1429270867747_774"> , which affects rather young women, endometrial cancer almost always occurs after menopause in women aged 68 years on average. It touches the upper part of the uterus and more exactly the tissue (endometrium) that lines the inside of the cavity. <font id="yui_3_9_1_1_1429270867747_773">Most at risk are those women who have a history of polyps in the uterus and those who suffer from obesity and / or diabetes. </font>Both diseases are accompanied by the effect of an increased production of estrogens, hormones that promote the growth of cancer cells. The endometrial cancer also develops more frequently in women treated with </font><strong>tamoxifen</strong> , used as hormone therapy to prevent recurrence of some <strong>breast cancers</strong> .</p>Read also:<p style="margin-top: 11px;">- <strong>Cancer of the uterus: the 3 key to reduce the risk</strong></p><p style="margin-top: 11px;"><strong>- Cancer of the cervix: a new screening test</strong></p><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer-de-l-uterus/prevenir/cancer-de-l-endometre-qui-sont-les-femmes-les-plus-a-risque-248165" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="1" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"><strong>Find this article on Topsante</strong></a><p style="margin-top: 11px;"><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer-de-l-uterus/prevenir/cancer-de-l-endometre-qui-sont-les-femmes-les-plus-a-risque-248165" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="2" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"></a><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer-de-l-uterus/prevenir/le-gardasil-n-augmenterait-pas-les-risques-de-sclerose-en-plaques-75301" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="3" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"><font class="">The Gardasil does not increase the risk of multiple sclerosis </font></a><br><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer-de-l-uterus/prevenir/papillomavirus-un-vaccin-des-9-ans-69331" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="4" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"><font class="">Papillomavirus: vaccine from age 9? </font></a><br><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer-de-l-uterus/prevenir/cancer-du-col-de-l-uterus-un-nouveau-test-de-depistage-54549" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="5" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"><font class="">Cancer of the cervix: a new screening test for </font></a><br><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer-de-l-uterus/prevenir/cancer-de-luterus-les-3-cles-pour-reduire-le-risque-43977" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="6" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"><font class="">cancer of the uterus: the 3 keys to reduce the risk </font></a><br><a href="http://www.topsante.com/medecine/cancers/cancer/prevenir/cancer-de-l-endometre-un-medicament-anti-osteoporose-previendrait-son-apparition-74809" rel="nofollow" data-rapid_p="7" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 51);"><font class="">cancer of the endometrium: an anti-osteoporosis drug would prevent its appearance</font></a> </p></div></div></div></div></div>