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(American Society of Clinical Oncology) A study published online Jan. 26, 2009 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows no survival difference between premenopausal women with early-stage endometrial cancer whose ovaries were left intact during cancer surgery compared with those whose ovaries were surgically removed.

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