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Endometrial Cancer: Quality of Life, Physical Activity and Diet
Vivian von Gruenigen, MD Professor and Chair Summa Health System NEOMED
Cancer Survivorship
NCI website
Are Endometrial Cancer Survivors following the same trend?
Obesity and Mortality from Cancer
- Increased body weight was associated with
increase death rates in cancer patients.
- Endometrial cancer patients had the highest
risk of death risk of death
- However, most endometrial cancer patients
present in Stage I disease and are “cured”
» Calle EE. N Engl J Med 2003
Mortality from Cancer According to BMI for U.S. Women.
Gallbladder Esophagus Pancreas Cervix Kidney Uterus C a n c e r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MM Colorectal Ovary Liver NHL Breast T y p e
- f
C Relative Risk of Death
Sentinel Event?
Calle EE. N Engl J Med 2003
Endometrial cancer patients are getting
larger
- Prior reviews in the 1970’s found that ~ 30%
- f patients with endometrial cancer were
- bese.
» Anderson BA et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996 y
- Recent research reveals that ~70% of women
were obese.
» von Gruenigen VE et al. J Cancer Integ Med 2005 » Fader AN et al. Gynecol Oncol 2009
Ward KK et al. Gynecol Oncol 2012