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Menopause - Management
How should I manage a woman with current or previous endometrial cancer?
- Offer lifestyle advice or non-HRT therapies initially.
- If these are inadequate and the woman requires treatment, seek specialist advice from an oncologist or a specialist menopause clinic for the most appropriate treatment.
Clarification / Additional information
- Management usually depends on the stage of the cancer. Treatment with hormone replacement therapy is usually limited to women with stage I disease, although women with stage II disease are occasionally treated.
- In stage I endometrial cancer, specialists may advise that oestrogens can sometimes be used. Progestogens (in opposition to oestrogen or alone) may also be used.
Basis for recommendation
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