Using quality improvement to increase the awareness of obesity among endometrial cancer patients.

Objective: To increase discussion about obesity and endometrial cancer and referrals to weight loss clinic in patients with newly diagnosed low-risk endometrial cancer.

Methods: A multidisciplinary team used a quality improvement methodology to increase patient awareness about obesity and endometrial cancer. Target population included patients <80 years old with a body mass index ≥30 kg/m who underwent surgery at our institution and had a final diagnosis of complex hyperplasia or stage I, grade 1-2 endometrioid endometrial cancer.