Endometrial cancer among Asian Americans

Abstract

Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs. While the incidence rates of endometrial cancer in Asian Americans are lower relative to non-Hispanic whites, their rates are increasing steadily. Between 1990 and 2008, all Asian groups in the United States (USA) have experienced a statistically significant annual increase in endometrial cancer incidence. Migrant studies showed that US-born Asians had higher endometrial cancer incidence than among their Asian-born counterparts suggesting that environmental exposures in Asian Americans may explain these observed increases. In this chapter, we discuss the epidemiology of endometrial cancer including tumor characteristics, risk factors (lifestyle and genetics), and survivorship in Asian-American women.