Understanding risk factors for endometrial cancer in young women. in Journal of the National Cancer Institute / J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Sep 5:djae210. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae210.

2024
AOU Città della Salute di Torino

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Journal Article

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Peeri NC
Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Bertrand KA
Slone Epidemiology Center and Department of Medicine, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
Na R
Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Qld, Australia.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The American Cancer Society recommends physicians inform average risk women about endometrial cancer (EC) risk on reaching menopause, but new diagnoses are rising fastest in women <50?years. Educating these women about EC risks requires knowledge of risk factors. However, EC in young women is rare and challenging to study in single study populations. METHODS: We included 13,846 incident EC patients (1,639?