How many years can you live with early-stage endometrial cancer?

How many years can you live with early-stage endometrial cancer?

Endometrial cancer is one of the most common female reproductive system tumors. Endometrial cancer is a group of malignant epithelial tumors that occur in the endometrium and often occur in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Its incidence is closely related to lifestyle and varies from region to region.

Although the surgery for early endometrial cancer is relatively mature in technology, the effect is also relatively good. After surgery for early endometrial cancer, the survival rate is generally 5 years. This 5-year survival rate combined with drug treatment, the probability of surviving for 5 years is relatively high. Generally speaking, tumor recurrence often occurs within two years after the initial treatment, so if there is no recurrence within 5 years, it can be considered permanent.

In principle, as long as the patient's physical condition can tolerate it, they should receive surgical treatment as soon as possible to prolong the survival of endometrial cancer patients. How long endometrial cancer patients can live depends on their daily lives. Endometrial cancer is a common tumor, and the probability of cure through surgery and chemotherapy is about 70%. However, considering that the tumor is prone to recurrence and metastasis to become a malignant tumor, experts recommend that patients take medication, strengthen physical exercise, enhance immunity, and resist the spread and metastasis of cancer cells. The cure rate can be increased to 85%, so patients should not be pessimistic.

The cause of endometrial cancer is still unclear. It is generally believed that endometrial cancer can be divided into estrogen-dependent type I and non-estrogen-dependent type II according to the pathogenesis and biological behavior characteristics. The vast majority of estrogen-dependent endometrial cancers are endometrioid carcinomas, and a few are mucinous adenocarcinomas; non-estrogen-dependent endometrial cancers include serous carcinomas, clear cell carcinomas, etc.