Endometrial cancer. Prevention, detection, management, and follow up.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To review risk factors for uterine cancer; to discuss strategies for detecting uterine cancer; to outline prognostic factors and treatment; and to review the role of follow up for patients who have completed primary therapy. QUALITY OF EVIDENCE: MEDLINE was searched from January 1996 to June 1998 using the terms endometrial neoplasms, estrogen replacement therapy, hormone replacement therapy, tamoxifen, and screening. Only English …

Authors

Elit L

Journal

Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 46, , pp. 887–892

Publication Date

4 2000

ISSN

0008-350X

Associated Experts

Laurie Elit

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health services and systems 42 Health Sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adult Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Biopsy Breast Neoplasms Endometrial Neoplasms Endometrium Estrogen Replacement Therapy Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Progesterone Prognosis Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Risk Factors Tamoxifen