Key Statistics for Uterine Sarcoma

The American Cancer Society's estimates for cancer of the uterine corpus (body of the uterus) in the United States for 2020 are:

  • About 65,620 new cases of cancer of the uterine corpus will be diagnosed. More than 90% of cases occur in the endometrium (lining of the uterus).
  • About 12,590 women in the United States will die from cancer of the uterine corpus.

Visit the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics Center for more key statistics.

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American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2020. Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society; 2020.

Last Medical Review: October 12, 2017 Last Revised: January 8, 2020

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