Risk Factors for Young Premenopausal Women With Endometrial Cancer

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Authors

Pamela T. Soliman · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jonathan C. Oh · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kathleen M. Schmeler · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Charlotte C. Sun · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Brian M. Slomovitz · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

David M. Gershenson · The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Abstract

We found that the majority of patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer at a young age were obese and nulliparous. In addition, we found a high incidence of synchronous primary ovarian cancers in this cohort of young, premenopausal women.

Topics & Keywords

Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volume 105, Issue 3, pp. 575-580

DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000154151.14516.f7

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