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1BChapter 2 – All About Uterine fibroids
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What Is the Cancer/Fibroid Connection?
Uterine fibroids are not cancerous; cannot become cancerous and do not
cause cancer, say most experts. That said, some doctors believe that any
type of fast growing abnormal cell growth (which of course is what causes a
fibroid to appear in the first place) is a precursor to cancer and may want to
take drastic measures to stop further growth, including recommending a
hysterectomy for those experiencing large fibroids.
Of course cancer can grow anywhere in the body, and it is important to be
absolutely certain that what your doctor thinks is a benign fibroid is just that
and nothing more serious, women need to be especially careful when making
the decision to have their uterus and ovaries removed to prevent a condition
that there is no evidence will appear because of fibroid growth.
Several in-depth studies in recent years have suggested that less than one
percent of all women who underwent a total hysterectomy due to the
possibility of cancer due to fibroids actually had cancer of the uterus. These
findings suggest that the thousands of hysterectomies being performed for
fibroids may be unnecessary; especially since there are other tests such as
MRI and biopsies which could tell the doctor whether a mass that appears to
be a fibroid is indeed a benign tumor or a cancerous one.
In the event a mass is found to be cancerous, it generally falls within one of
these four types of female reproductive system cancers:
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