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24BWhat 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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