Dr. Surender Dabas & his team of surgical oncologists have treated many other cancers succesfully in India also you can consult him as a uterine cancer doctor in Karnal. We also offer patients a range of various cancer treatments & surgeries. For instance, we can treat head and neck cancer, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary cancers, lung cancer, & colon cancer etc.
Overview of Uterine Cancer
Uterine cancer Also known as Endometrial cancer, uterine cancer is the third most common gynecological cancer in Indian females. Uterine lining is the innermost layer of uterus which is shed off every month as menstrual bleeding and Uterine cancer develops when cells lining the endometrium grow in an uncontrolled manner. The average age at which Uterine cancer is diagnosed is 60 years.
Risk factors of Uterine Cancer
Risk factors for development of uterine cancer are as follows -
- on set of menses at less then 12 years of age, having attained menopause at age beyond 52 years, women who have never been pregnant, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, unopposed oestrogen only hormone intake, tamoxifen intake in breast cancer survivors, anovulatory cycles and long standing endometriosis.
- Women with an inherited genetic disorder known as Lynch syndrome are also at increased risk of development of uterine cancer and certain other cancers (colon, ovarian, small bowel).
Uterine Cancer