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What is the prognosis of vaginal cancer in des daughter?
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Significant: Women exposed while in the womb are 40 times more likely to develop vaginal or cervical cancer than women not exposed. The studies are primarily done on women who have not gone into menopause yet.
Answered 5/13/2014
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Vaginal cancer: I am unsure why you were exposed to des. The prognosis is very good but she needs radical surgery which, unfortunately, destroys fertility.
Answered 10/4/2016
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