The importance of biopsy and diagnostic curettage in the diagnosis of cancer of the uterus lies in the fact that it is on these two procedures that dependence must be placed for the recognition of the really early cases of this disease. The conviction that these simple methods of diagnosis are not resorted to as frequently as they should be has furnished the incentive for this paper. While present-day methods of treating uterine cancer have yielded some improvement in results, the fact still remains that the outlook is very poor in advanced cases but comparatively good in the early ones. Any procedure that will assist in the recognition of these early cases is worthy of emphasis. It is not enough to educate women as to the necessity of heeding abnormal bleeding or discharge after the age of 35. Such education may bring the woman to the physician for consultation, but