South Australian Statistics
Australian Statistics
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Cancer of the uterus is the most common gynaecological cancer.
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1,706 Australian women were diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2005
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221 Australian women died from uterine cancer in 2005
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One in 75 Australian women will develop uterine cancer by the age of 75.
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It is more common in women aged over 50 than in younger women.
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Most cancers of the uterus are cancers of the lining of the uterus (the endometrium), but the cancer can also develop in the muscle layers of the uterus.
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80 per cent of women diagnosed with uterine cancer survive five years or longer after diagnosis.
- risk factors for uterine cancer include;
- older age
- no or few pregnancies
- history of irregular menstrual periods
- being overweight
- endometrial hyperplasia (a condition which is associated with heavy menstruation, bleeding between periods and post menopausal bleeding).
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