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    UTERINE CANCER

    RISK FACTORS:
    Cumulative exposure to estrogen; but OCP in
    combi preps decrease risk by 50%
    Familial tendency
    DM, HPN, gallbladder disease
    Ovarian neoplasms
    Tamoxifen

    Obesity

    Overweight by up to 22.7% = 3x more risk


    >22.7% = 9x more risk

    SIGNS & SYMPTOMS:

    DIAGNOSTIC TEST:

    Annual PE/ Gyne Exam

    Biopsy

    Pap Smear

    Schiller’s test (Lugol’s test)

    MRI or CTscan

    CA 125

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