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Breast Cancer-uterine fibroid connection?
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Breast Cancer-uterine fibroid connection?
by Mks, Mar 17, 2005 12:00AM
Are there any statistics on women who have had a hysterectomy because of uterine fibroids who later developed breast cancer?
Doctor's Answer
by CCF-RN,MSN-JS, Mar 18, 2005 12:00AM
Member Comments (2)
by surgeon, Mar 17, 2005 12:00AM
because fibroids and breast cancer are both common, many women will have both, with or without having hysterectomy, and with or without ovaries being removed along with the uterus. There's no relation between fibroids and breast cancer.
by ujval, May 08, 2008 12:47PM
A related discussion, post radicle mastectomy patient having multiple uterine fibroid for hysterectomy was started.
