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Reducing Risk for Uterine Cancer

Key points

  • There is no known way to prevent uterine cancer.
  • But some things may lower your chance of getting uterine cancer.

Steps you can take

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Keeping a healthy weight and being physically active may lower your chance of getting uterine cancer.

There is no known way to prevent uterine cancer. But these things may lower your chance of getting uterine cancer:

  • Using birth control pills that contain estrogen and progesterone.
  • Maintaining a healthy weight and being physically active.
  • Taking progesterone, if you are taking estrogen.

Ask your doctor about how often you should be checked for uterine cancer, especially if you think that you have factors that increase your chance of getting it. While these things may help reduce the chance of getting uterine cancer, they are not recommended for everybody, and risks and benefits are associated with each. For instance, birth control pills can increase your chance of getting breast cancer.

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Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Division of Cancer Prevention and Control