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El cáncer de útero es el cáncer más común del aparato reproductor femenino. Se puede formar dentro del recubrimiento interno del útero o en la capa externa del tejido muscular.
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Se considera que el embarazo molar es resultado de un problema con la información genética transmitida entre un óvulo y un espermatozoide.
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Aún con la prueba de Papanicolaou y nuevas vacunas para mujeres jóvenes, no hay manera completa de prevenir el cáncer de cuello uterino.
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El cáncer de vagina representa entre el 2% a 3% de todos los cánceres ginecológicos y es una enfermedad relativamente poco común.
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Uterine/Endometrial Cancer
The vast majority of uterine cases – 90% – involve the inner lining, which is known as the endometrium. It is so prevalent that the term “endometrial cancer” is often used interchangeably with “uterine cancer”. The remaining 10% of cancers are found in the outer layer of muscle tissue. This form of uterine cancer is known as uterine sarcoma.
According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 37,000 new cases of uterine cancer are diagnosed each year and nearly 7,500 women die annually from the two forms of uterine cancer, endometrial cancer and uterine sarcoma.
Uterine cancer primarily affects the older segment of the population. The average age at the time the disease is diagnosed is 60 years. In fact, 75% of all cases of uterine cancer are found in postmenopausal patients. Surprisingly, Caucasian women are more likely to have endometrial cancer while African American women are more likely to be diagnosed with uterine sarcoma.
The survival rate for women with endometrial cancer is about 88%. If the cancer is found in an early stage, the 5-year survival rate increases to over 95%, demonstrating the importance of regular examinations and testing. The survival rate for uterine sarcoma depends largely on the staging of the cancer and the individual, so the percentages of women who have survived five years is broad.