My Endometrial Cancer Hid in Menopause
Spotting during menopause isn’t normal. Nobody ever told me that, so I’ve dedicated my life to educating women about critical uterine health issues.
Spotting during menopause isn’t normal. Nobody ever told me that, so I’ve dedicated my life to educating women about critical uterine health issues.
Manchados durante la menopausia no es algo normal. Nadie me dijo eso, así que dediqué mi vida a concientizar a mujeres acerca de asuntos críticos relacionados con la salud uterina.
Learn what endocrine disruptors are and how they’re related to endometrial cancer
Aprende qué son los alteradores endocrinos y cuál es su relación con el cáncer endometrial
Take our quiz to see how much you know about the cancers that affect the female reproductive system
Endometrial cancer rates are rising for all women, but Black women have the worst outcomes
Las tasas de cáncer endometrial están aumentando para todas las mujeres, pero las mujeres de raza negra tienen los peores desenlaces clínicos
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Shawana Moore, DNP, MSN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, answers questions about endometrial cancer, signs and symptoms, and risk reduction.
How to tell the difference about these conditions with similar symptoms and what to do about it either way
Fluctuating hormones and higher levels of estrogen increase the risk for this common disease
Las fluctuaciones hormonales y el incremento en los niveles de estrogenos
My bleeding was heavy and constant, but doctors just chalked it up to hormones and threw me on birth control
Delayed diagnoses, more aggressive tumor types and other healthcare disparities place Black women at a greater risk of dying from endometrial cancer compared to white women
I knew Lynch syndrome increased our family’s risk of colorectal cancer. I didn’t know it could be just as likely to cause endometrial cancer.
Learn the signs and symptoms of the most common gynecological cancer
Empower yourself to better understand endometrial cancer
Prepárate para que comprendas de mejor forma el cáncer endometrial
Contraceptives help with many health concerns beyond pregnancy prevention, yet millions of women struggle to access them
The star of "The Nanny" opens up about her cancer journey.
Cancer of the inner lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, is the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract. Early symptoms include abnormal vaginal bleeding or postmenopausal bleeding. READ MORE