Name at least three risk factors for endometrial (uterine) cancer
What will be an ideal response?
(at least three of the following):
1. Age
2. Estrogen therapy
3. Obesity (especially abdominal obesity)
4. Metabolic syndrome
5. History of treatment with tamoxifen for breast cancer
6. Late menopause
7. Never bearing children
8. A history of uterine or ovarian polyps
9.A history of other cancer
10. Caucasian race
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antibodies or cytotoxic T cells. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A medical term that means pertaining to heart muscle is ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The accepted international standards for interpreting BMI categorize values of ________ as overweight and values of ________ for obesity.
A. >20; >30 B. >30; >35 C. >25; >30 D. >25; >40
The term _____ means to bend the foot downward at the ankle?
A) ?supination B) ?pronation C) ?dorsiflexion D) ?plantar flexion