What are the treatments for endometrial cancer?
Almost all women with endometrial cancer will have some type of surgery in the course of their treatment. The purpose of surgery is first to stage the cancer, and then to remove as much of the cancer as possible. In early stage cancers (stage I and II), surgeons can often remove all of the visible cancer. Generally, women with endometrial cancer will have a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) and bilateral salpingo-ooporectomy (removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes) as part of their operation. This is because there is always a risk of microscopic disease in both of the ovaries and the uterus. This surgery is usually done with an abdominal incision but there have been studies examining the use of laproscopic surgery, Laproscopic surgery uses a small camera, and smaller incision to insert small instruments into the abdomen. There are ongoing studies to determine if this method is as effective as the surgery with the abdominal incision. The abdominal cavity is carefully inspected a
