Which of the following are risk factors for endometrial cancer? Select all that apply
a. Obesity
b. Advanced age
c. Failure to ovulate
d. History of breast cancer
e. Unopposed estrogen therapy
f. Family history of nonpolyposis colon cancer
A, C, E, F
Risk factors for endometrial cancer include early or late menarche (before age 11 or after age 16), use of tamoxifen, obesity, failure to ovulate, unopposed estrogen therapy, history of infertility, family history of endometrial cancer, and family history of nonpolyposis colon cancer. Advanced age and history of breast cancer are risk factors for ovarian cancer.
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