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Risk Assessment Screen for Cancer of the Uterus

Are you at increased risk for developing cancer of the uterus (endometrial cancer)? Take our risk assessment screen to find out. Answer "yes" or "no" to each of the following questions.

Please be sure to complete all of the questions, an accurate assessment is important. Then click on the "Done" button.

  1. Are you a woman older than age 50?
    Yes    No

  2. Are you currently taking or just stopped hormone replacement therapy with estrogen alone - without added progestin - to control menopausal symptoms, to prevent osteoporosis or to reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke?
    Yes    No

  3. Are you overweight?
    Yes    No

  4. Do you have a personal history of colon cancer, rectal cancer or breast cancer?
    Yes    No

  5. Are you currently taking the drug tamoxifen for the prevention or treatment of breast cancer?
    Yes    No

  6. Have you ever been diagnosed with endometrial hyperplasia, a benign condition of the lining of the uterus?
    Yes    No

  7. Are you Caucasian?
    Yes    No

  8. Did you begin menopause at a late age (after age 59)?
    Yes    No

  9. Do you have diabetes?
    Yes    No

  10. Do you have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)?
    Yes    No

Sources:

American Cancer Society. Endometrial Cancer Resource Center.
National Cancer Institute. CancerNet Database (PDQ). What You Need to Know About Cancer of the Uterus. NIH Publication No.01-1562. Updated 2004.
Homesley HD, Zaino R: Endometrial cancer: prognostic factors. Seminars in Oncology 21 (1):71-78, 1994.

This screening assessment was reviewed and updated June 2007.

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