ICARE Social Media Post March 2023

New Model: To identify those at high risk for Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer

Did you know endometrial cancer is the 4th most common cancer among females?

Currently, clinical practice guidelines do not recommend endometrial cancer screening in the general population. A new risk prediction model was recently developed to identify those at high risk for endometrial (uterine) cancer to determine who could benefit from cancer screenings and risk-reducing surgeries.

⁠Use this link to learn more: https://academic.oup.com/jnci/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jnci/djad014/6998216?login=false

Reference: Shi et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023;Online ahead of print. PMID: 36688725.

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