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Radiation or not after surgery for endometrial cancer?
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Thanks for your response! I haven’t had the hysterectomy yet. Got the news Friday morning but haven’t spoken with oncology. I want this to happen asap but want to know what questions to ask. I understand from my ob/gyn that it will most likely be laparoscopic hysterectomy and they will check lymph nodes at that time. She said stage 1 adenocarcinoma which i believe is the slow growing type.?
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I had endometrial cancer diagnosed after having a biopsy last May 23. I saw a gynecological oncology surgeon that did a complete robotic hysterectomy with sentinel node biopsies that came back negative. I have had two exams since by him and he is pretty confident it won't come back. He did not recommend any other intervention. I am in Colorado. Everything was done at Rose Medical in Denver.
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@tg24 Did your doctor say FIGO Stage 1? That means that the cells from the biopsy are not organized yet. Adenocarcinoma is the most common and the least aggressive of endometrial cancers. The cancer will be staged after the hysterectomy and pathology examines the specimen. The stage will help your oncologist to determine what if any treatment is recommended after the surgery.
Here is more information on endometrial cancer that explains FIGO Stage and Staging:
What is Endometrial Cancer? (American Cancer Society):
-- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/endometrial-cancer/about/what-is-endometrial-cancer.html
The above website will also help you to formulate questions to ask your doctor. Please write your questions down as this will help you to remember what to ask. If you need help with questions will you come back and ask us?