What signs to look out for when it comes to endometrial cancer

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Gynecological cancers impact the pelvic country successful women and tin harm the reproductive organs, specified arsenic the cervix and ovaries.

But the astir communal benignant of gynecological crab is endometrial cancer, which affects the interior lining of the uterus.

"Its prevalence oregon the fig of cases is expanding successful the US," said Dr. Erin Blake, a gynecological oncologist astatine cCare successful northeast Fresno.

Action News asked Dr. Blake what's driving the numbers up.

"So the crushed we're seeing it emergence is rising levels of obesity wrong the colonisation successful the country," said Dr. Blake.

The American Cancer Society reports, implicit 69,000 cases of endometrial crab volition beryllium diagnosed successful 2025. Dr. Blake says typically, women implicit 50 person been diagnosed with the disease.

She explains what signs and symptoms women should look retired for.

"Abnormal bleeding and if aft menopause, if you commencement having vaginal bleeding, that's the fig 1 motion that there's thing wrong," said Dr. Blake. "You should ne'er person bleeding aft you spell done the menopausal transition."

Doctors are starting to spot the crab affects women successful their aboriginal 20s and tin impact a woman's fertility. However, if detected early, doctors accidental they tin sphere the chances of pregnancy.

"So we bash privation to drawback it arsenic aboriginal arsenic we tin due to the fact that that's erstwhile we tin instrumentality attraction of it," said Dr. Blake.

Dr. Blake says the champion mode to forestall endometrial crab is to unrecorded a steadfast lifestyle, specified arsenic staying progressive and having a balanced diet.

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