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Some people use statistics to try to figure out their chance of getting cancer or being cured of it. But statistics only show what happens to large groups of people. Because no 2 women are like, you cannot use statistics to predict what might happen to you.
These U.S. statistics are from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Facts & Figures 2007.
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This year about 39,000 women will be told they have uterine cancer. More than 95% of these cases are endometrial cancer.
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Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. Breast, lung, and colon cancer are the 3 most common cancers in women.
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About 7,400 women will die of cancer of the uterus this year.
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Telling your doctor about vaginal bleeding or spotting after menopause helps endometrial cancer be found at an early stage, before it has spread.
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If you are at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC), talk with your doctor about being screened for endometrial cancer. Screening involves an endometrial biopsy starting at age 35.