NCLEX Review & Nursing School

Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer
– Cancer of the uterus
– reproductive cancer
– adenocarcinoma is the most common type

Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer
– Age 50 to 70 yrs. old
– family history of endometrial cancer
– Diabetes Mellitus
– Obesity
– smoking
– cancer of the uterus, a reproductive cancer.
– adeocarcinoma is the common type
– main symptom is postmenauposal bleeding

Diagostic Tests
– CA 125 tumor marker
– CT of the pelvis
– dilation and cuterage (D&C)- scrapping of individual
sections of the uterus.