Erschienen in:
01.03.2011 | Editorial
Advances in magnetic resonance imaging of endometrial cancer
verfasst von:
Evis Sala, Andrea Rockall, Rahel A. Kubik-Huch
Erschienen in:
European Radiology
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Ausgabe 3/2011
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Excerpt
Endometrial cancer is the most commonly diagnosed gynaecological malignancy in affluent societies [
1]. It occurs most frequently in white women, with peak incidence between ages 55 and 65. Risk factors include unopposed oestrogen intake, use of tamoxifen, nulliparity, obesity, and diabetes. The incidence of endometrial cancer in the United Kingdom has increased by more than 40% between 1993 and 2007. This significant rise is predominantly due to a large increase in incidence in women aged 60–79 [
1]. These trends are very similar for most European countries [
2]. The increase in prevalence of obesity and decreases in fertility may partly account for the observed rapid increase in incidence and imply that endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women will become a more substantial public health problem in the future. …