This review is an abbreviated version of a report prepared for the American Cancer Society
Global Health department and EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt …

Abstract Endometrial cancer accounts for~ 76,000 deaths among women each year
worldwide. Disease mortality and the increasing number of new diagnoses make …

Purpose Endometrial cancers have long been divided into estrogen-dependent type I and
the less common clinically aggressive estrogen-independent type II. Little is known about …

Despite the potentially important roles of diet and nutrition in cancer prevention, the
evidence to support these roles is widely perceived by the public and health professionals …

Background Greater body mass index (BMI) has been convincingly related to increased
endometrial cancer risk, however, whether adiposity earlier in life or abdominal fatness is an …

Background: In contrast with the decreasing incidence seen for most cancers, endometrial
cancer has been increasing in the United States. We examined whether the increasing …

Abstract In 1983 Jan V. Bokhman, MD published a landmark paper entitled “Two
Pathogenetic Types of Endometrial Carcinoma” in which an enduring dualistic view of …

OBJECTIVE: Although the epidemiology of typical endometrial carcinomas (grades 1–2
endometrioid or Type I) is well established, less is known regarding higher grade …

Physical activity is related to decreased endometrial cancer risk. However, a comprehensive
investigation of activity domains, intensities, time periods in life, and potential interaction with …

The consumption of sweet beverages, including sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB),
artificial-sweetened beverages (ASB) and fruit juices (FJ), is associated with the risk of …