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Endometrial / Uterine Cancer

Endometrial / Uterine Cancer is the growth of abnormal cells in the lining of the uterus. This type of cancer usually occurs in women older than 50. The good news is that it is usually cured when it is found early. And most of the time, the cancer is found in its earliest stage, before it has spread outside the uterus.

Read more about going to a new websiteUterine / Endometrial Cancer in the Health Library -- part of UofMHealth.org's website.

Sarcoma of the uterus is different from uterine cancer. Uterine sarcomas comprise less than 1% of gynecologic cancer and 2% to 5% of all uterine cancers.

Learn more about going to a new websiteUterine Sarcoma in the Health Library -- part of UofMHealth.org's website.

Patient Care and Treatment
The Gynecologic Oncology Program at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center provides diagnosis and treatment to those with all types of gynecologic cancer, including endometrial/uterine cancers, uterine sarcomas and other forms of gynecologic cancer. The Multidisciplinary Gynecologic Oncology Clinic follows a team approach to care. Our patients have their situation discussed not only by our gynecologic oncologists, but also by team surgeons and pathologists. By having everyone involved, a personalized treatment plan is developed. In most cases, this discussion happens the same day as the appointment.

Support
Since our program is part of the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, our patients have access to Patient/Family Support Services. To fully understand what this means, please take time to visit the For Cancer Center Patients area of this website. We outline the services available to our patients at every point in their care.

Make an appointment/referral

To make an appointment, please call the Patient Care Center at 734-647-8906. If you would like to refer a patient, please contact our M-Line service: 800-962-3555. For more information, visit our Make an Appointment web page.

Resources to print

Gynecologic Oncology Patient Handbook

Blue Book: Overview of Gynecologic Oncology

What Every Woman Should Know About Gynecologic Cancer

Still have questions?

The nurses at Cancer AnswerLine™ have answers. Call 1-800-865-1125 and you'll get a personal response from one of our registered nurses, who have years of experience in caring for people with cancer.

 

Updated 03/2012

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