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Every hour, about 10 women learn they have a cancer of their reproductive organs. In response, September has been designated Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month by the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation. The goal is to draw attention to the importance of early detection and prevention.
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Menopausal hormone use (sometimes referred to as hormone replacement therapy or postmenopausal hormone use) involves taking either estrogen alone or estrogen in combination with progesterone or progestin, a synthetic hormone with effects similar to those of progesterone (see Question 2).
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Researchers are always looking for new ways to treat endometrial cancer. They may also try new combinations of older treatments. Researchers also look back at health records to find patterns of the treatments that seemed to work best. Here are some recent advances.
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