The cancer few women know.

D&C

I think my friend had something called a D&C.

That is correct.  The letters D&C stand for Dilatation & Curettage.  A D&C is a minor surgical procedure used to get a larger sample of tissue from the lining of the uterus.  During this procedure, the doctor will give you some numbing medicine.  The doctor will then dilate your cervix and use a scoop-like instrument to scrape tissue from the uterine lining.  This sample is sent to the laboratory.