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What is the link between estrogen and uterine cancer? is there a link between estrogen and developing uterine cancer?
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Yes: Ostrogen acts as a growth promoter and is one of the factors in uterine cancer.
Answered 6/22/2017
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Yes there is a link: Estrogen causes growth of the endometrium which is the lining of the uterus. If this is unopposed by Progesterone and a womn does not menstraute (shed the lining)regularly it can lead to endometrial cancer.
Answered 6/30/2014
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