Endometrial (Uterine) Cancer: What You Need to Know.

What are the risk factors? • Age older than 50 years • If you have high levels of estrogen in your body (for example, if you use estrogen therapy after menopause without another hormone called progesterone, if you have your first period at an early age, or if you start menopause at a late age) • If you are infertile or have never been pregnant • If you are obese, or have diabetes or thyroid disease • If you have a mother or sister with endometrial cancer • If you have a history of breast or ovarian cancer, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovary syndrome, or Lynch syndrome