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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER 2 ENDOMETRIAL CANCER 1 The Relationship between Consumption of Coffee and Tea and Endometrial Cancer Risk Factors (Niederberg Student’s Name Institution Affiliation The Relationship between Consumption of Coffee and Tea and Endometrial Cancer Risk Cancer refers to a group of diseases caused by abnormal growth of cells in different parts of the body that can spread and invade other parts of the body. Some of the basic symptoms of the disease include prolonged cough, change in

Consumption of Coffee and Tea and Endometrial Cancer Risk

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Running head: ENDOMETRIAL CANCER 1
The Relationship between Consumption of Coffee and Tea and Endometrial Cancer Risk
Student’s Name
Institution Affiliation
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ENDOMETRIAL CANCER 2
The Relationship between Consumption of Coffee and Tea and Endometrial Cancer
Risk
Cancer refers to a group of diseases caused by abnormal growth of cells in different parts
of the body that can spread and invade other parts of the body. Some of the basic symptoms of
the disease include prolonged cough, change in movement of the bowels, unexplained weight
loss, abnormal bleeding, and a lump in some cases (Hutchison, Boscoe, & Feingold 2018). The
signs and symptoms of cancer may vary from one person to another depending on their immune
systems and the type of cancer. The symptoms may also differ due to the body part invaded by
the disease. It should be noted some of the symptoms associated with cancer are not limited to
the disease as they can be seen as signs of other diseases. These signs include sudden
unexplained weight loss or gain, fatigue, a thickened area mostly under skin known as lump,
changes in bowel movements, prolonged cough, sudden bleeding, changes exhibited on the skin,
and hoarseness (Fitzgerald et al., 2017). Some other symptoms include pain in the joints and
muscles, night fevers and sweating, some unexplained digestion discomfort and fatigue.
Cancer is caused by changes in the process of mutation among cells in the body. Even
though cancer occurs to people with no noticeable risk factors, doctors argue that there are some
of the risk factors associated with cancer include an individual’s age. It is believed that cancer
takes a long time to develop in human body and that is the reason why most patients diagnosed
with cancer are old, aged 65 years and above (Xiaofei, Lin, & Shihua 2017). It should be noted
that there are emerging trends of younger people being diagnosed with the disease. There are
some inheritable conditions that may increase an individual’s chance of getting cancer. But one
should know that coming from a family with man cancer cases does not necessarily mean that he
or she must get the disease. There are some chronic health conditions that ma increase one’s
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chances of getting the disease, conditions like ulcerative colitis. The environment one lives or
works in ma increase the chances of getting cancer (Cardoso, Graca, Klut, Trancas, & Papoila
2016). Living with people who smoke leads to inhaling secondhand smoke and working in areas
with polluted with asbestos and benzene may increase the probability of being a cancer patient.
Some lifestyle habits such as smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol, unsafe sex, excess
sunburns and being obese. Some lifestyle practices are believed to reduce the chances of being a
cancer victim.
Importance of the Study
A study done on the relationship between consumption of tea and coffee and risk of
getting Endometrial Cancer shows that some life practices reduce the probability of getting the
disease. Based on the research done in Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo New York shows
that the there are chances that an individual taking some amount of coffee and tea on daily basis
has a lower risk of getting endometrial cancer than those people who do not take such
beverages.Endometrial cancer is a category of cancer disease where the abnormal mutations of
cells occur in the uterus and is sometimes known as the uterine cancer (Hvidberg et al., 2016).
This type of cancer is easily detected due to the fact that leads to frequent abnormal vaginal
bleeding that makes women seek medical attention as fast as possible. It can be treated at an
early stage through the surgical removal of the uterus. Some of the basic signs that one may be
suffering from this type of cancer include bleeding between periods, vaginal bleeding after
menopause, pelvic pain, and abnormal blood stained discharge from the vagina.
The risk factors associated with endometrial cancer include changes in the balance of
female hormones in women’s body (Niederdeppe et al., 2014). It is believed that there are two
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types of hormones created by the ovaries in women’s body; estrogen and progesterone. There is
some balance that needs to be maintained between the two hormones such that any variation
leads to abnormal cell mutation that may lead to endometrial cancer. Krieger (2017) explains that
beginning menstruation early before 12 years and or late start of menopause may creates to
exposure that may lead to endometrial cancer. Doctors explain that not having been pregnant at
all may lead to a woman getting endometrial cancer. Other known risk factors associated with
this type of cancer include old age, obesity, and an inherited colon cancer syndrome and
hormone therapy for breast cancer. The exposure to the tamoxifen used during such therapy
increase the risk of getting this kind of cancer but most people overlook the risks due to the
benefits of the therapy.
Some of the known ways of preventing this type of cancer include discussing the best
way out with the doctor during hormone therapy (Kim, Vance, Chen, & Chun 2018). Use of birth
control pills for at least one year in a life time may reduce the risks of getting this type of cancer.
Avoiding obesity and maintaining healthy weight may also reduce the chances of contracting the
disease. Frequent exercise is one of the methods of reducing the risks of getting the disease.
Based on the research study on the relationship between the risk of getting endometrial
cancer and consumption of the world’s popular beverages; coffee and tea, there are other ways of
reducing the risk of getting endometrial cancer. The findings and results from the study show
that by taking some amount of coffee and tea on daily basis, one reduces the risks of getting the
disease (Mäkel et al., 2014). The importance of this study rests in the fact that there are some
people in our communities who have given up in the fight against endometrial cancer and the
revelations from this study presents to the one of the best and cheapest ways of preventing the
disease.
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