Uterine cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer in women in Switzerland: around 950 women are diagnosed every year. Most of those affected are over 65 years old at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>What is uterine cancer?<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Uterine cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. In most cases, it develops in the lining of the uterus, the “endometrium”. <\/p>\n
Uterine cancer can develop when originally healthy cells in the uterus begin to grow uncontrollably, divide and grow into surrounding tissue. These rapidly multiplying cells can form a tumor.<\/p>\n
Cancer cells can spread via the lymphatic and blood vessels and form metastases (offshoots) in other parts of the body.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Types of uterine cancer<\/h2><\/div><\/div>There are various types of endometrial cancer, which differ in their cell type and characteristics. Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas, which develop in the gland-forming cells of the uterus in the uterine body<\/strong>. <\/p>\nCancer can also develop on the cervix<\/strong>. Cervical cancer is different from endometrial cancer and is diagnosed and treated differently. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Symptoms<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Uterine cancer is often associated with unusual vaginal bleeding.<\/p>\n
These include:<\/p>\n
\n- Bleeding after the menopause<\/li>\n
- Intermenstrual bleeding in women before the menopause<\/li>\n
- Spotting or discharge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Signs in more advanced stages include:<\/p>\n
\n- Pain in the pelvic area<\/li>\n
- Unexplained weight loss<\/li>\n
- Palpable hardening in the abdomen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
Important<\/strong>: These symptoms can also indicate diseases other than uterine cancer. However, it is important to have bleeding after the menopause and changes in menstruation in women before the menopause checked. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Causes and risk factors<\/h2><\/div><\/div>It is still unclear what exactly triggers uterine cancer. It is assumed that certain risk factors promote the development of the disease. <\/p>\n
These include, among others:<\/p>\n
\n- Obesity (morbid overweight)<\/li>\n
- Hormonal factors: imbalance between estrogen and progesterone<\/li>\n
- Older age<\/li>\n
- Type 2 diabetes<\/li>\n
- Family history<\/li>\n
- Previous cancer (breast or ovarian cancer)<\/li>\n
- Previously occurring endometrial hyperplasia (abnormal thickening of the uterine lining)<\/li>\n
- Radiotherapy of the pelvis to treat a previous cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
Studies have shown that women who exercise more have a lower risk of uterine cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Treatment options<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In many cases, surgery to remove the tumor tissue is the main treatment for uterine cancer. However, other treatments may also be used. <\/p>\n
The treatment options include:<\/p>\n
\n- Surgery<\/strong>: There are various surgical procedures for the treatment of uterine cancer. Hysterectomy, in which the uterus and cervix are removed, is considered the most important treatment for uterine body cancer. <\/li>\n
- Radiotherapy<\/strong>: In this form of therapy, high-energy radiation is used to destroy the cancer cells or slow down their growth.<\/li>\n
- Chemotherapies<\/strong>: Chemotherapy uses drugs that circulate in the bloodstream and can reach and kill rapidly growing cells, including cancer cells, throughout the body.<\/li>\n
- Hormone therapies<\/strong>: These drugs can slow down or stop certain cells that rely on hormones, particularly oestrogen and progesterone, to grow.<\/li>\n
- Immunotherapies<\/strong>: These biotechnologically produced drugs can activate or strengthen the body’s own immune system in order to recognize and destroy cancer cells more effectively.<\/li>\n
- Targeted therapies<\/strong>: These specifically developed drugs can block or slow down certain mechanisms and pathways that are responsible for the growth, division and spread of cancer cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
Which of these therapies is used depends on various factors, including the general state of health and the size, location and characteristics of the tumor.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>\nCH-ONC-24-00012, 04\/2024<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Other treatment areas<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Breast cancer <\/a><\/h4><\/div>Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. There are many different types of breast cancer. Men can also be affected. <\/p>\n<\/div>
Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nLiver cancer<\/a><\/h4><\/div>Liver cancer is a tumor disease of the liver. It mainly occurs in older people. The incidence of the disease increases with age.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Uterine cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. In most cases, it develops in the lining of the uterus, the “endometrium”. <\/p>\n
Uterine cancer can develop when originally healthy cells in the uterus begin to grow uncontrollably, divide and grow into surrounding tissue. These rapidly multiplying cells can form a tumor.<\/p>\n
Cancer cells can spread via the lymphatic and blood vessels and form metastases (offshoots) in other parts of the body.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Types of uterine cancer<\/h2><\/div><\/div>There are various types of endometrial cancer, which differ in their cell type and characteristics. Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas, which develop in the gland-forming cells of the uterus in the uterine body<\/strong>. <\/p>\nCancer can also develop on the cervix<\/strong>. Cervical cancer is different from endometrial cancer and is diagnosed and treated differently. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Symptoms<\/h2><\/div><\/div>Uterine cancer is often associated with unusual vaginal bleeding.<\/p>\n
These include:<\/p>\n
\n- Bleeding after the menopause<\/li>\n
- Intermenstrual bleeding in women before the menopause<\/li>\n
- Spotting or discharge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Signs in more advanced stages include:<\/p>\n
\n- Pain in the pelvic area<\/li>\n
- Unexplained weight loss<\/li>\n
- Palpable hardening in the abdomen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
Important<\/strong>: These symptoms can also indicate diseases other than uterine cancer. However, it is important to have bleeding after the menopause and changes in menstruation in women before the menopause checked. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>Causes and risk factors<\/h2><\/div><\/div>It is still unclear what exactly triggers uterine cancer. It is assumed that certain risk factors promote the development of the disease. <\/p>\n
These include, among others:<\/p>\n
\n- Obesity (morbid overweight)<\/li>\n
- Hormonal factors: imbalance between estrogen and progesterone<\/li>\n
- Older age<\/li>\n
- Type 2 diabetes<\/li>\n
- Family history<\/li>\n
- Previous cancer (breast or ovarian cancer)<\/li>\n
- Previously occurring endometrial hyperplasia (abnormal thickening of the uterine lining)<\/li>\n
- Radiotherapy of the pelvis to treat a previous cancer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
Studies have shown that women who exercise more have a lower risk of uterine cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div>Treatment options<\/h2><\/div><\/div>In many cases, surgery to remove the tumor tissue is the main treatment for uterine cancer. However, other treatments may also be used. <\/p>\n
The treatment options include:<\/p>\n
\n- Surgery<\/strong>: There are various surgical procedures for the treatment of uterine cancer. Hysterectomy, in which the uterus and cervix are removed, is considered the most important treatment for uterine body cancer. <\/li>\n
- Radiotherapy<\/strong>: In this form of therapy, high-energy radiation is used to destroy the cancer cells or slow down their growth.<\/li>\n
- Chemotherapies<\/strong>: Chemotherapy uses drugs that circulate in the bloodstream and can reach and kill rapidly growing cells, including cancer cells, throughout the body.<\/li>\n
- Hormone therapies<\/strong>: These drugs can slow down or stop certain cells that rely on hormones, particularly oestrogen and progesterone, to grow.<\/li>\n
- Immunotherapies<\/strong>: These biotechnologically produced drugs can activate or strengthen the body’s own immune system in order to recognize and destroy cancer cells more effectively.<\/li>\n
- Targeted therapies<\/strong>: These specifically developed drugs can block or slow down certain mechanisms and pathways that are responsible for the growth, division and spread of cancer cells.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>
Which of these therapies is used depends on various factors, including the general state of health and the size, location and characteristics of the tumor.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>\nCH-ONC-24-00012, 04\/2024<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Other treatment areas<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Breast cancer <\/a><\/h4><\/div>Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. There are many different types of breast cancer. Men can also be affected. <\/p>\n<\/div>
Learn more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nLiver cancer<\/a><\/h4><\/div>Liver cancer is a tumor disease of the liver. It mainly occurs in older people. The incidence of the disease increases with age.<\/p>\n<\/div>
There are various types of endometrial cancer, which differ in their cell type and characteristics. Most endometrial cancers are adenocarcinomas, which develop in the gland-forming cells of the uterus in the uterine body<\/strong>. <\/p>\n Cancer can also develop on the cervix<\/strong>. Cervical cancer is different from endometrial cancer and is diagnosed and treated differently. <\/p>\n<\/div> Uterine cancer is often associated with unusual vaginal bleeding.<\/p>\n These include:<\/p>\n Signs in more advanced stages include:<\/p>\n Important<\/strong>: These symptoms can also indicate diseases other than uterine cancer. However, it is important to have bleeding after the menopause and changes in menstruation in women before the menopause checked. <\/p>\n<\/div> It is still unclear what exactly triggers uterine cancer. It is assumed that certain risk factors promote the development of the disease. <\/p>\n These include, among others:<\/p>\n Studies have shown that women who exercise more have a lower risk of uterine cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div> In many cases, surgery to remove the tumor tissue is the main treatment for uterine cancer. However, other treatments may also be used. <\/p>\n The treatment options include:<\/p>\n Which of these therapies is used depends on various factors, including the general state of health and the size, location and characteristics of the tumor.<\/p>\n<\/div> CH-ONC-24-00012, 04\/2024<\/p>\n<\/div> Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women. There are many different types of breast cancer. Men can also be affected. <\/p>\n<\/div> Liver cancer is a tumor disease of the liver. It mainly occurs in older people. The incidence of the disease increases with age.<\/p>\n<\/div>Symptoms<\/h2><\/div>
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