Your browser may allow you to search this web page for a keyword or phrase by using the find command. My friend has uterine cancer, and I am wondering how someone that young could get it. Cancer of the uterus is one of the most common cancers afflicting women in the United States. It also is called endometrial cancer because it starts in the endometrium, or lining of the uterus. Women who are at high risk are those who have not given birth, those still menstruating at the age of 52, and those with a history of irregular periods.
Obesity also can predispose a woman to endometrial cancer.
It usually is slow-growing and therefore likely to be still localized when discovered. We don't know why your friend developed uterine cancer at such a young age, but wish her a speedy recovery. 882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. She has been in excellent health otherwise. She is not overweight, eats well and excerises lightly but regularly.