The cancer few women know.

Description

So, what is uterine cancer?

There are four topics we should discuss about uterine cancer. 

1) Description

2) Risk

3) Detection

4) Treatments

Number 1:

Description of uterine cancer.  Your uterus is an organ the size of a lemon that is hollow inside and muscular outside.  It is located above your vagina. 

The uterus is the organ in which a baby grows and from which menstrual flow comes.  The cells that line the uterus are called endometrial cells.  Most uterine cancer happens when a damaged endometrial cell from the lining of the uterus multiplies to make a malignant tumor.  Therefore, uterine cancer can also be called endometrial cancer.  We do not know exactly what causes the damage to happen.

 

 

 

 


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