Can Endometrial (Uterine Lining) Cancer Be Prevented?

Cancers of the uterine lining are classified into two main groups in terms of how they form and how they appear. The first group of tumors are tumors that develop on the basis of unbalanced estrogen stimulation. When the relative risk groups are determined and the risk of developing cancer of the uterine lining is determined according to these risk groups, management methods are determined according to their clinics and both very early diagnosis and treatment without deteriorating the patient's life expectancy and quality are possible. The frequency of occurrence of tumors in this group is more frequent in the following women:

• Early menstruation and late menopause,
• Not having children (When there is no pregnancy, the uterine lining is exposed to only estrogen),
• Obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, presence of metabolic syndrome,
• Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),
• Women with estrogen-secreting tumors in their ovaries,

There is no relationship between the frequency of the second group of uterine lining cancers and the conditions of women with the above-mentioned characteristics. The emergence of these tumors is mostly due to genetic differences (such as P53 gene disorders). In addition, the course of these tumors is worse than the first group of tumors originating from the characteristics listed above.