Endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer or uterine cancer is cancer of the lining of the womb. Endometrial cancer starts in the endometrium, which means the lining of the uterus (also known as the womb).

The endometrium is where the blood comes from when you have your period. Endometrial cancer happens when cells in the womb grow in way a that is not normal.

Endometrial cancer can develop at any age, although it is more common in older women who have been through menopause (the time when a woman stops getting her period), than in younger women. Only women can develop endometrial cancer.

Endometrial cancer is considered by our mob as Women’s Business

Drawing of the endometrium
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