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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Endometriosis Raises Risk Of Ovarian, Kidney And Thyroid Cancer



Endometriosis Raises Risk Of Ovarian, Kidney And Thyroid Cancer

The scientists found the endometriosis raised the risk of developing the following types of tumors:

-- Ovarian tumors - 37% greater risk
-- Endocrine tumors - 38% greater risk
-- Kidney tumors - 36% greater risk
-- Thyroid tumors - 33% greater risk
-- Brain tumors - 27% greater risk
-- Malignant melanoma - 23% greater risk
-- Breast cancer - 9% greater risk
Surprisingly, women with endometriosis seem to have a 29% lower risk of developing cervical cancer.

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