Endometrial cancer on rise, specialist says

Endometrial cancer is on the rise, gynaecological oncology specialist Dr Vikash Chatrani has said, warning that women who experience bleeding after menopause should seek prompt medical attention.

It is one of the uterine cancers associated with obesity and non-communicable diseases, and remains one of the leading causes of gynaecological cancers in Barbados, he told Barbados TODAY.

He said: “This also is associated with other NCDs, non-communicable diseases, because it’s more common in overweight women, women with chronic conditions like hypertension and diabetes. And as our women live longer because of improvements in healthcare, we’re seeing more women presenting, so I think it is actually now on the statistics our number one gynaecological cancer in Barbados.”