What Is Recurrent Endometrial Cancer? Endometrial cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium. It's the most common form of gynecologic cancer in the United States. Although survival rates for endometrial ...

An annual report from the American Cancer Society shows that, for the first time, over 70% of Americans diagnosed with cancer can expect to live at least five years. The increase from the mid-1970s, when that number was just 49% is huge.

For the first time, the five-year relative survival rate for all cancers combined reached 70%, according to the latest report from the American Cancer Society.