Gynaecological Cancer Awareness Month: Oestrogen and Womb Cancer

News - 1 September 2023

The Eve Appeal’s YouGov survey for #GynaeCancerAwarenessMonth found that only 1 in 5 people know about the link between womb cancer and oestrogen, and less than a third of people are aware of its link with ovarian cancer.
 

The survey also found that many people do not know about the where the production of hormones such as oestrogen is produced in the body.

Oestrogen is one of the main female sex hormones and plays an important part in puberty, menstruations, and pregnancy. Oestrogen levels change throughout the menstrual cycle and menopause, helping to grow cells in the womb. However, with too much oestrogen cells can grow uncontrollably, and mutations can occur and become pre-cancerous, or even cancerous if left untreated.

Find out more about the link between oestrogen and gynaecological cancers through The Eve Appeal here.

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