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Question: Endometrial Cancer and Endometriosis?


Answers: Endometrial Cancer and Endometriosis?

Endometriosis is a fairly common condition. The endometrium is the tissue that lines the inner part of the uterus. Endometriosis is a condition in which this tissue begins to grow outside this area. It continues to grow, surrounding organs such as the vagina, cervix, fallopian tubes and ovaries. It is a relatively benign condition. But, it can cause infertility and is extremely painful for most women.

Endometrial cancer is a cancer of the endometrium. The lining of the uterus. It is a common cancer among women, especially women 60 yrs. and older. It's usually a slow growing malignancy. It's more commonly referred to as uterine cancer. It is usually detected in the earliest stage due to the fact that it's symptoms are fairly overt. The most frequently noticed symptoms are vaginal bleeding between periods and after menopause. Since it tends to be slow growing and more often than not, confined to the uterus, it is likely to be surgically removed which generally requires removal of the entire uterus. When at stage 1, successful treatment is extremely high. However, if it has spread beyond the uterus, the success rate is drastically lowered.

Note: Statistically speaking, survival rates are considered when someone is cancer free for at least 5 years.

ETA: This information is not to be misconstrued as any attempt on my behalf to be used as a diagnosis. Only a physician can diagnose any condition.

One is cancer the other is a thickening of the endomytriam


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"Endometriosis is a common health problem in women. It gets its name from the word endometrium, the tissue that lines the uterus (womb). In women with this problem, tissue that looks and acts like the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus in other areas. These areas can be called growths, tumors, implants, lesions, or nodules." http://www.4women.gov/FAQ/endomet.htm

endometrial cancer is cancer of the endometrium.

"Endometrial cancer is a cancer that starts in the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus (womb)." http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...

What Lisa said ... (KNOW - IT - ALL) !!! LOL * wink *

well not being of any medical background i couldnt nor wouldnt possibly comment i respect some people in here for answering truthfully rather than being told what to think :)

Endometriosis is the condition in which the tissue that normally lines the uterus (endometrium) grows on other areas of the body, causing pain and irregular bleeding.

Endometriosis occurs among women all over the world, but researchers have been unable to determine its cause. A combination of genetic, biologic, and environmental factors appear to work together to trigger the initial process, to produce implantation, and to trigger subsequent reseeding and spreading of the implants.

Initial Cause and Distribution of Endometriosis
Retrograde Menstruation. One explanation for the development of endometriosis implants involves retrograde menstruation. This occurs during a woman's period, when menstrual tissue flows backward through the fallopian tubes rather than out through the vagina. Early theorists suggested that, in some cases, the redistributed uterine tissue attached and grew in areas outside the uterus, forming endometriosis implants. This theory does not fully explain endometriosis, however. Many women experience some retrograde menstruation, but not all of them develop endometrial cysts. Consequently, other factors must explain why uterine tissue becomes implanted and grows in areas outside the uterus.

Lymphatic Transport. This theory suggests that endometriosis first develops when uterine tissue is separated and then is transported to other organs by way of the lymphatic system or the bloodstream.


Endometrial cancer is one of the most common cancers in American women. In fact, about 40,000 American women receive a diagnosis of endometrial cancer each year, making it the fourth most common cancer found in women



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