Endometrial cancer stage 2 from biopsie

Hi Jue58 ,

My name is Keith and I’m one of the Cancer Information Nurse Specialist

We hope you are finding the support on the online community helpful.

Everyone can be affected in so many ways regarding a cancer diagnosis as well as its treatments.

Most womb cancers start in glandular cells found in the lining of the womb (the endometrium). They are called endometrial cancers. There are different types of endometrial cancers.

Consultants use the word stage to describe the size of any potential tumour and where it is affecting the body.

You have mentioned stage 2 this means that your cancer cells have spread to the cervix (the neck of the womb)

Cancers do have the ability to spread further the speed of how quickly a cancer spreads are described as the grade of the cancer cells you have.

Grade one: (low grade) – these cells look very like normal cells. They are usually slow-growing and less likely to spread.

• Grade two: (moderate grade) – the cells look more abnormal.

• Grade three: (high grade) – the cells look very abnormal. They are likely to grow more quickly and are more likely to spread.

It’s a normal question people ask before treatment starts is the likely hood of the cancer spreading (increasing in stage).

 It can potentially happen, but treatment is given as soon as practically possible to reduce the risk of this happening. However, treatment teams won’t move until they are as near as 100% certain they are giving the right treatment at the correct time.

We always encourage you to let your treatment team know what you’re thinking. This is so they can give you the best possible support both physically as well as emotionally.

 At this point its OK not to be OK but its important you reach out if you are struggling in any way.

You have mentioned you are having terrible back ache period pain cramps fatigue.

In a situation like this you should always let your treatment team know about and new or worsening symptoms as soon as possible.

If you can’t get hold of them, you should initially contact your GP or contact 111/999 dependant on the severity of your symptoms, to assess this situation. This is to make sure there isn’t anything needing immediate attention or to initially manage your symptoms until such times you can get in contact with your specialist nurse or consultant to have this situation reviewed further.

On this platform it can be difficult to have a two-way conversation and to fully understand what you are going through.

If you’d like further explanation or have any other questions, please feel free to recontact us. Or if you it may help to discuss things with someone outside the loop please feel free to give us a call or contact us via our web chat platform.

 take care.

Keith, Cancer Information Nurse Specialist

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