1 of 14

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Uterine Cancer

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

UTERINE CANCER

BY-MICHELLE AGUILr AND kYRA RHODES
2.

WHAT IS UTERINE CANCER

A TYPE OF CANCER THAT BEGINS IN THE UTERUS
3.

Most women- nearly 70 percent- are diagnosed with early stage of uterine cancer.

4.

WHAT CAUSES UTERINE CANCER

DOCTORS DON’T ACTUALLY KNOW HOW ITS GETS CAUSED BUT HAVE THEORIES.
Photo by Pablo Guerrero
5.

Doctors believe that abnormal cells form together and create a tumor and cause the cancer

Photo by Pablo Guerrero
6.

HOW TO PREVENT IT

  • Consider taking birth control pills
  • Exercise daily.
  • Maintain healthy weight.
Photo by Tomasz Sroka
7.

TREATMENT

  • They can get surgery to remove the uterus.
  • The treatment also depends on the stage of cancer its on.
8.

STAGE 1 OF UTERINE CANCER

CANCER THAT IS CONFINED TO THE UTERUS.
9.

STAGE 2 OF UTERINE CANCER.

CANCER THAT SPREADS TO THE CERVIX.
10.

STAGE 3 OF UTERINE CANCER

CANCER THAT SPREAD TO THE VAGINA, OVARIES, AND/OR LYMPH NODES.
11.

STAGE 4 OF UTERINE CANCER

CANCER THAT HAS SPREAD TO THE URINARY BLADDER, RECTUM, OR ORGANS LOCATED FAR FROM THE UTERUS.
12.

SYMPTOMS OF EARLY UTERIN CANCER

  • Pain when peeing.
  • Pain during sexual intercourse.
  • Pain in the pelvic area.
  • Abnormal Pap test results.
  • Unusual vaginal bleeding, spotting, or discharge.
13.

IS IT FATAL

NOT LIKELY. AROUND A 5 PERCENT CHANCE.
14.

WEBSITES

MIchelle Aguilar