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ivy.razmus said…
http://www.oncologystat.com/journals/journal_scans/Risk_of_Endometrial_Cancer_for_Women_Diagnosed_With_HNPCC_Related_Colorectal_Carcinoma.html;jsessionid=B52EDEFAD79FFF9C67C503E541F2D0F9
Endometrial cancer and HNPCC are related.
My aunt had endometrial cancer before colon cancer and my sister had endometrial cancer and is an HNPCC carrier discovered with prophylactic hysterectomy.
December 5, 2010 at 11:30 AM
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