Endometrial cancer Checklist

Risk factors

Risk Reduction

Early Detection

• Do you or anyone in your family have hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC), also called Lynch syndrome?
• Are you over age 40?
• Did you begin menstruating before age 12, or go through menopause after age 55?
• Do you have a history of infertility or never giving birth?
• Are you obese (very overweight)?
• Do you eat a lot of high-fat foods?
• Do you have diabetes?
• Have you taken tamoxifen or long-term estrogen replacement therapy without progesterone (if you still have your uterus)?
• Have you had breast or ovarian cancer?
• Have you had radiation therapy to your pelvis?

• Talk with a doctor about the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for your specific situation
• Get to and stay at a health weight
• If you are taking hormone therapy and you still have your uterus, talk with your doctor about using estrogen with progestin rather than estrogen alone
• If you think you may be at higher risk, talk with a doctor about other ways to reduce your risk

• There is no simple screening test that has been proven to diagnose endometrial cancer early enough to improve survival.
• Talk with a doctor, especially at the time of menopause, about the risks and symptoms of endometrial cancer
• Watch for any abnormal vaginal bleeding or spotting, or any bleeding after menopause, and report it to a doctor right away
• If you have or are at risk for HNPCC, consider yearly testing with endometrial biopsy beginning at age 35