No increase in Ca risk after ablation: low-risk women studied.(News) From: OB GYN News | Date: February 15, 2004| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

LAS VEGAS -- Low-risk women who underwent endometrial ablation between 1978 and 1995 did not increase or decrease their risk for endometrial cancer, compared with age-matched controls, in a retrospective study.

Anecdotal reports of endometrial cancers developing after ablation led Dr. Robert S. Neuwirth and his associates to undertake a study to assess this potential long-term risk. There have been theoretical concerns that burning from an aggressive ablation could create carbon particles that might increase the risk for endometrial cancer, or that new endometrial cancer ...

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