Genetic 'hotspot' linked to endometrial cancer aggressiveness

Genetic mutations in endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC), the most common form of this cancer of the uterine lining, have been identified by scientists. With endometrial cancer, the most common gynecological cancer in the western world and the fourth most prevalent in the U.S., it can literally be a matter of life and death. Mortality rates from this cancer have nearly tripled in the last 25 years and are thought to be attributed to the rising incidence of obesity.