On average, one hundred women a day - every day - are diagnosed with uterine cancer.* It's the most common type of gynecologic cancer in the United States. Many of these women will need to undergo surgery to treat their cancer - and now a new study suggests a woman's body type may be a factor in the type of surgery she receives.

After being diagnosed with uterine caner, Joann Spragg immediately thought of the other people in her life. The cancer was frightening enough, but what kind of toll would her treatment take on her job, her husband and three kids?

"My very first thought was, 'When am I going to have time for cancer, when am I going to have time to take care of everything and take care of my family,'" says Joann.

In the past, Joann might be facing a hysterectomy through major surgery - taking several weeks - or months to recover…