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Endometrial cancer screening
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for endometrial cancer.[1]
Endometrial Cancer Screening
Endometrial Cancer Screening
There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for endometrial cancer.[1]
Women with Lynch syndrome have a risk of developing endometrial cancer up to 50% higher than the general population.
- Screening for endometrial cancer in women with Lynch syndrome by annual endometrial sampling is recommended starting at age 30 to 35 (or 5 to 10 years prior to the first diagnosed Lynch syndrome-associated cancer in a family member).[2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Endometrial Cancer Screening”.
- ↑ Lindor NM, Petersen GM, Hadley DW, Kinney AY, Miesfeldt S, Lu KH; et al. (2006). “Recommendations for the care of individuals with an inherited predisposition to Lynch syndrome: a systematic review”. JAMA. 296 (12): 1507–17. doi:10.1001/jama.296.12.1507. PMID 17003399.
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