Obesity is believed to be a big factor
The number of women dying from cancer of the womb has increased by nearly 18 per cent in the past decade, according to the charity Cancer Research UK.
Obesity is a key driver behind the increase in diagnoses, at least doubling the risk of the disease, experts have warned.
Data showed that more cases are now being diagnosed. While more women are living longer after a diagnosis, the total number of deaths has also increased.
Incidence of the disease has risen 43 per cent since the mid 1990s, from 13.7 to 19.6 per cent per 100,000 women in the UK.
Professor Jonathan Ledermann, Cancer Research UK's gynaecological cancer expert, said: "It's hugely troubling that more women are dying from womb cancer but we shouldn't let this cloud the fact that the chances of surviving the disease are still better than ever.
"This is due to better organisation of care for women's cancers and more widespread use of one-stop clinics for post-menopausal bleeding, as well as advances in the use of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy through clinical trials.
"It's clear we're making great progress but we don't yet fully understand what's driving up cases of womb cancer, so there's still lots more to do."
Survival rates have improved with 77 per cent of women now living at least five years after treatment. However, deaths have gone up.
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