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Endometrial Cancer

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For patients · General Information About Endometrial Cancer

Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.

For patients · Stages of Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer may be grouped for treatment as follows:

For patients · Stages of Endometrial Cancer / Endometrial cancer may be grouped for treatment as follows:

Low-risk endometrial cancer

For patients · Stages of Endometrial Cancer / Endometrial cancer may be grouped for treatment as follows:

High-risk endometrial cancer

For patients · Stages of Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer can recur (come back) after it has been treated.

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Treatment Option Overview

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

Key Points

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

There are different types of treatment for patients with endometrial cancer.

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

Five types of standard treatment are used:

For patients · Treatment Option Overview / Five types of standard treatment are used:

Surgery

For patients · Treatment Option Overview / Five types of standard treatment are used:

Radiation therapy

For patients · Treatment Option Overview / Five types of standard treatment are used:

Chemotherapy

For patients · Treatment Option Overview / Five types of standard treatment are used:

Hormone therapy

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Targeted therapy

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials.

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

Treatment for endometrial cancer may cause side effects.

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial.

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment.

For patients · Treatment Option Overview

Follow-up tests may be needed.

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Treatment of Stage I and Stage II Endometrial Cancer

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Treatment of Stage III, Stage IV, and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer

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