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The number of patients with endometrial cancer (data = Assessment and Evaluation Service of Health Insurance)

[Seoul = Newswire] Patients with endometrial cancer develop rapidly.

According to the review and evaluation of Medicare, the number of patients treated with endometrial cancer increased by 50%, from 12,192 in 2013 to 17,421 in 2017. The number of patients in their twenties rose from 152 to 317 to 108% and the number of patients in their thirties rose from 60% to 913 to 1497, which indicates that young women are not unscathed of endometrial cancer

Professor Choi Min-cheol of the Cancer Center of General Hospital of Bundang CHA said: "The number of patients with endometrial cancer increases in because of recent lifestyle, obesity, diabetes, late menopause, Since more than 85% of endometrial cancer patients survive more than 5 years, the cure rate is high it is therefore better to manage them regularly with regular self-management as a regular exercise and a way of life reg ulier. "

The most internal side of the fetus at the time of pregnancy, the implant involves a thin film.It is thickened and thinned once a month because of the hormonal effect, and menstruation is produce when endometrial tissue falls during menstruation.Endometrial cancer is a disease in which abnormal cancer cells develop in the endometrium.

Although the cause of cancer of the endometrium is not clearly understood, it is considered the cause of the abnormally exposed female hormone called estrogen.If estrogen accumulates excessively in the body, the proliferation of cells endometrium will be favored, and the probability of mutant cancer cells will increase.

Professor Choi Min-cheol said: "When menarche is fast, menopause is late, amenorrhea is prolonged, there is no experience birth, obesity and long-term administration of drugs that may affect female hormones,

If family members such as endometrial cancer and colorectal cancer are present in the patient's family, they may be affected by hereditary carcinoma (Lynch syndrome, etc.). Because it is more likely to be diagnosed, specialist consultation and genetic testing is needed if necessary. If a hereditary carcinoma is identified, it is advisable to consider routine follow-up such as routine examination, histological examination and prophylactic surgery.

About 90% of patients with endometrial cancer experience menorrhagia before menopause or abnormal badl bleeding before and after menopause. In rare cases, when the endometrial cancer is metastasized to the outside of the uterus or other organs, symptoms such as pelvic tenderness, low abdominal pain, hematuria, frequency urinary tract, constipation, rectal bleeding and back pain may be present.

If endometrial abnormalities are observed, an endometrial curettage or examination of cervical tissue is used to determine the presence or absence of endometrial cancer. For the treatment of endometrial cancer, surgery is recommended for the removal of the uterus and ovaries and tubal ovaries.According to postoperative risk factors, chemotherapy may be administered in depending on the degree of radiotherapy or stage.

Professor Choi Min-Chul said, "Endometrial cancer is usually cured only by surgical treatment at the time of initial detection, but if endometrial cancer develops at a young age and is confined to the endometrium only, "In recent years, immunotherapy has been proposed as an alternative for advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer."

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