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September is GYN Cancers Month

gyn_sept September is set aside to raise awareness of gynecological cancers. GYN cancers affect women’s reproductive organs including the cervix, endometrium, uterus, fallopian tubes, vagina, vulva, and ovaries.

In 2009 there will be an estimated 80,720 new cases of GYN cancers and 28,120 deaths.

Women with Lynch syndrome (also known as hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer or HNPCC) have a high lifetime risk of endometrial cancer, reaching 71 percent by the age of 70. This is much higher than the general population whose risk is less than 2 percent. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on August 31st, 2009
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Tags: endometrial cancer, Lynch syndrome, ovarian cancer

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