Advances in magnetic resonance imaging of endometrial cancer
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Evis Sala & Andrea Rockall & Rahel A. Kubik-Huch
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
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.
Eur Radiol (2011) 21:468–473 DOI 10.1007/s00330-010-2010-5 Received: 30 September 2010 / Accepted: 30 October 2010 / Published online: 27 November 2010
