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Blogger's Note: note absence of Lynch Syndrome/female cancer prevention
MedPage Today Action Points
- This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
- The removal of both ovaries, which is often done as a preventive measure in women at high risk of breast cancer, may increase a younger woman's likelihood of low bone mineral density (BMD) and arthritis.
- The prevalence of arthritis was even higher in women who had their ovaries removed before age 45.
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