Cancer of the endometrium of the uterus - symptoms

Endometrium is the mucous membrane that lines the uterine cavity. His condition plays an important role in conception. In the second half of the menstrual cycle, it thickens. If pregnancy does not occur, the layer of the endometrium is rejected and menstrual bleeding begins. However, this mucous membrane of the uterine cavity is also susceptible to various diseases. One of the terrible diagnoses that occur in gynecology is endometrial cancer, the symptoms of which in the early stages are difficult to notice. Therefore, regular preventive examinations are so important.

Risk factors for the disease

Finally, it was not possible to find out the reasons for the development of such a serious pathology. We can identify some of the risk factors that affect the likelihood of oncological tumor:

• age over 45;
• high blood pressure;
• diabetes;
• infertility, menstrual irregularities, endometrial hyperplasia in the anamnesis;
• late menopause;
• irregular sexual life, absence of pregnancy;
• genetic predisposition.

There are two types of cancer:

• hormone-dependent, which occurs more often, occurs against the background of an elevated level of estrogens in the body;
• autonomous, develops in most cases in old age in lean patients and does not depend on the level of estrogens.

Signs and symptoms of endometrial cancer

The disease occurs in 2-3% of women. Signs of endometrial cancer in the early stages of almost no manifest. Symptoms of a tumor for women of different age groups vary.

For patients of advanced age, one of the main signs of endometrial cancer of the uterus are bleeding, should also alert the purulent discharge.

In young women, bleeding can talk about a number of other diseases, therefore they are not a characteristic sign of the disease. There may be symptoms of endometrial cancer of the uterus, like profuse menstruation, as well as leucorrhoea and other discharge.

Pain in the abdomen or lower back arises already in the late stages. Also, a doctor can suspect a tumor with palpation. Weakness and fatigue also accompany this disease.

But an accurate diagnosis can be made only on the basis of a comprehensive survey.

It should be remembered that this cancer is characterized by high survival rate. This is explained by the fact that the tumor is usually diagnosed at an early stage and therefore treatment begins on time.