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The risk of developing womb cancer increases with age and majority of cases occur in women aged 40 to 74 years.
The womb is a hollow muscular organ between the rectum and the bladder.
Womb cancers start in endometrium.
Common symptom of womb cancer is vaginal bleeding – bleeding after the menopause, bleeding in between periods, heavier periods than usual, or a watery or blood vaginal discharge.
Factors that contribute to the risk of developing womb cancer are: age, high oestrogen hormone and women who have not had children.
Women who are overweight are three times more likely to develop womb cancer compared with women who are considered to be a normal weight.
Diabetes can increase risk of having womb cancer and women who have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are also at greater risk.