Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing abdominal bloating and severe pain, along with bloody discharge. What could be causing this? Is it possible that I have a serious condition, like ovarian cancer? I'm really scared. Could you please explain:How does endometrial cancer develop?
Doctor's answer:
Hello, the main reasons for endometrial cancer are generally due to:1. Long-term continuous estrogen influence: Under the long-term continuous effect of estrogen without progesterone antagonism, endometrial hyperplasia can occur again, which may also lead to cancer.
2. Physiological factors: Endometrial cancer is more likely to occur in obese, hypertensive, diabetic, infertile, or postmenopausal women.
3. Generational inheritance factors: Approximately 20% of endometrial cancer patients have a family history.
Currently, the etiology of endometrial cancer is still not very clear. Based on clinical diagnostic data and epidemiological research results, the mechanisms of endometrial cancer occurrence can be divided into two types: estrogen-dependent and non-estrogen-dependent.