Women Your Risks of Uterine Cancer are going up
This is kind of scary. Uterine cancer is on the rise and the studies are showing that this cancer is going to become the third most common type of cancer among all women. #womenshealth #uterinecancer #medicalstudent
And the mortality rate, that means the amount of people who unfortunately will pass away from this, is highest for Black Americans. So once again, the idea of racial disparity, that means the uneven care that's provided because of our race is self-evident.
It's so clear that it's actually scary. I need you to know uterine cancer rates aren't just going up for black women. Their rates are also going up for Asian women and women of Mexican Hispanic heritage. So some of the reasons as to why this is happening is because of the increased rates of obesity. And of course, we can't say this enough bad diets and the lack of proper access to care for women of color.
All of these things contribute to poor women's health. The most common symptom for uterine cancer is heavy bleeding, especially if it's NOT NORMALfor you. The big picture here is this: If you're experiencing ANY TYPE of irregular bleeding, it's time to go talk to your doctor. And listen up, ladies: If you experience EVEN ONE DROP of blood after you've been through menopause, you must go see your doctor right away.
Please don't ignore this.
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