What is Endometriosis
WOMEN who suffer from endometriosis also have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer, new research has revealed.Endometriosis is a common and debitilating condition that happens when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows on other organs.From painful sore throat to endometriosis - Dr Jeff answers your health queriesHowever, for women with some of the more severe forms of the disease - either deep infiltrating endometriosis, ovarian endometriomas or both - this rose to a 9.
In the UK, around 7,400 people are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and more than 4,000 people die from it.Less than half of women with the disease will live beyond five years from the time of diagnosis, according to Cancer Research.However, if caught early while still at stage one the five-year survival rate rises dramatically to 90 per cent.
They found that the risk of all ovarian cancer types was 4.2-fold higher among women with endometriosis than in women without the condition. While women with deep infiltrating endometriosis along with ovarian endometriomas had the second-highest risk, about 13-fold higher.
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