health

Although the cause of uterine cancer is not fully understood, cancer of the
uterus occurs more frequently in those women who have an imbalance of
reproductive hormones*, particularly estrogen (ES-tro-jen). Researchers
as of 2009 were exploring the connection between estrogen and uterine
cancer. There are several known risk factors associated with uterine cancer.
These include:

• A high fat diet
  
• Obesity
  
• Hypertension (elevated blood pressure)
  
• Diabetes (increased sugar in the blood)
• Early onset of menstruation/late onset of menopause
  
• Never having been pregnant
  
• Certain hormone therapies