Preventing Uterine Cancer

Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Uterine Cancer

Since we know more about what increases the risk of endometrial cancer, risk reduction methods are more plentiful. Long-term use of oral contraceptives and maintaining a healthy weight are both methods is reducing your risk of developing endometrial cancer. Because endometrial cancer is fueled by estrogen, using a hormone replacement therapy during menopause that contains progestin along with estrogen may decrease a woman's risk. This type of hormone therapy does have side effects and is not for everyone.

Even with endometrial cancer, you cannot avoid risk factors like previous tamoxifen use to treat breast cancer. A physician or patient would never reject the use of tamoxifen based on the slight risk of developing endometrial cancer in the future. The risk simply does not outweigh the benefits.

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