UTERINE CANCER

Course overview

UTERINE CANCER ARISING FROM THE INNERMOST LAYER OF THE UTERUS, THE ENDOMETRIUM, IS CALLED ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA. ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA IS THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER IN WOMEN IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND, IF LEFT UNTREATED, HAS HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY RATES. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF UTERINE CANCER AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.