Can Endometriosis Cause Cancer?
Endometriosis not Associated with Cancer
According to the National Institute of Health, there simply isn't enough evidence for the scientific community to support any claims that endometriosis directly causes any form of cancer. Endometrioid cancer is seen in very rare cases with those suffering from endometriosis, but there is no evidence to support that endometriosis is the cause.
Further Research Necessary
Though more research is necessary, there have been a few studies that did associate a slightly higher risk of ovarian cancer in those suffering from endometriosis, they concluded that the risk is higher in those that have never had a child, and that the use of oral contraceptives seems to reduce the risk.
What Is Endometrial Cancer?
Endometrial cancer is not associated with endometriosis. They both are associated and so named as being conditions of the endometrium, which is the lining inside of the uterus. Endometrial cancer affects the lining of the uterus. Endometriosis is the growth of this tissue outside of the uterus.
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Endometriosis: Here's what we do know about endometriosishttp://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/endometriosis/sub2.cfm
Medicinenet.comEndometriosis and Cancer Riskwww.medicinenet.com/endometriosis/page3.htm
"Can Endometriosis Cause Cancer?." Sophisticated Edge. N.p., n.d. Web. . <http://www.sophisticatededge.com/can-endometriosis-cause-cancer.html>.
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