Causes of Uterine Cancer

Uterine Cancer Causes: Risk Factors

The following conditions have been cited in various sources as potentially causal risk factors related to Uterine Cancer:

• Age - typically women over 50.
• Endometrial hyperplasia
• Pelvic radiation treatment
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• Obesity
• Overweight
• more risk factors »

Race Patterns for Uterine Cancer Causes:

Racial Details for Uterine Cancer: White women are more likely than African-American women to get uterine cancer. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Cancer of the Uterus: NCI) ...more »

Uterine Cancer Causes: Male-Female Gender Ratio

Gender of Patients for Uterine Cancer: Women only....more »

Uterine Cancer: Related Medical Conditions

To research the causes of Uterine Cancer, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Uterine Cancer:

• Post-menopausal bleeding
• Endometrial cancer
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Post-coital bleeding
• Hysterectomy
• Chemotherapy

Uterine Cancer: Causes and Types

Causes of Types of Uterine Cancer: Review the cause informationfor the various types of Uterine Cancer:

• Area that is affected:
  • Endometrial Carcinoma - affects the endometrial lining layer of the uterus.
  • Uterus Sarcoma - affects the muscle cells of the uterus.
  • Cervical cancer
• Stage of cancer:
  • Stage I Uterine cancer - only affects uterus and not cervix.
  • Stage II Uterine cancer - spread from uterus to cervix.
• more types...»

Causes of Broader Categories of Uterine Cancer: Review the causal information about the various more general categories of medical conditions:

• Cancer
• Female sexual conditions
• Uterus conditions
• Abdominal Cancer
• Pelvic Cancer
• Urogenital tumors
• Female genital organ tumors
• more types...»

Medical news summaries relating to Uterine Cancer:

The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Uterine Cancer:

• All about obesity
• Infertility associated with cancer
• Obesity also risk for cancer
• More news »

Related information on causes of Uterine Cancer:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Uterine Cancer may be found in:

• Risk factors for Uterine Cancer
• Contagiousness for Uterine Cancer
• Genetics of Uterine Cancer

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