Endometrial cancer is cancer that arises from the endometrium (the lining of the uterus or womb). The first sign is most often vaginal bleeding not associated with a woman's period. Other symptoms include pain with urination or sexual intercourse, or pelvic pain. Endometrial cancer occurs most commonly after menopause, and is associated with high blood pressure and diabetes. Approximately 40% of cases are related to obesity, and 2–5% of cases have a genetic link. The most frequent type of endometrial cancer, more than 80% of cases, is endometrioid carcinoma (example pictured). Endometrial cancer is commonly diagnosed by endometrial biopsy or by taking samples during a procedure known as dilation and curettage; a pap smear is not typically sufficient. In 2012, endometrial cancers occurred in 320,000 women and caused 76,000 deaths, making it the third most common cause of death from female cancers, behind ovarian and cervical cancer. If the disease is caught at an early stage, the outcome is favorable, and the overall five-year survival rate in the United States is greater than 80%.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endometrial_cancer

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1872:

P. B. S. Pinchback took office as Governor of Louisiana, the first African American governor of a U.S. state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._B._S._Pinchback

1917:

First World War: Hussein al-Husayni, the Ottoman mayor of Jerusalem, surrendered the city to the British. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jerusalem_(1917)

1931:

The approval of the Spanish Constitution by the Constituent Cortes paved the way to the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Constitution_of_1931

1958:

The John Birch Society, named after John Birch, an American missionary who was killed in China by communists, was founded to fight the perceived threat of communism in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_Society

1979:

A World Health Organization commission of scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox, making it the only human infectious disease to date to have been completely eradicated from nature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

pass muster: 1. (idiomatic) To meet or exceed a particular standard. 2. (idiomatic) To adequately pass a formal or informal inspection. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pass_muster

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The history of human thought recalls the swinging of a pendulum which takes centuries to swing. After a long period of slumber comes a moment of awakening. Then thought frees herself from the chains with which those interested — rulers, lawyers, clerics — have carefully enwound her. She shatters the chains. She subjects to severe criticism all that has been taught her, and lays bare the emptiness of the religious political, legal, and social prejudices amid which she has vegetated. She starts research in new paths, enriches our knowledge with new discoveries, creates new sciences.   --Peter Kropotkin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Kropotkin