Endometrial Cancer

Study in Chinese women finds frequent comorbidities with cancer

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 19th, 2004

Medical disorders frequently occurring in Chinese women with endometrial cancer include hypertension, diabetes, and coronary heart disease, according to a report from Peking University.

J.L. Wang and colleagues at the University hospital's Center for Gynecologic Oncology conducted a retrospective study of 307 endometrial cancer patients to determine the prevalence of concurrent medical disorders.

Of the 307, 146 (47.6%) had associated medical disorders.

"The most common medical disorders were hypertension (33.9%), diabetes mellitus (9.8%), and coronary heart disease (9.4%)," the researchers said. "As many as 38.4% of the women had...

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