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(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Too many hysterectomy patients should’ve had a more comprehensive cancer surgery, something a specialist is trained to do, according to a new data. “Given the high rate of endometrial cancer, these data strongly suggest all women who have abnormal bleeding and a diagnosis of pre-cancerous lesions of the uterus should be evaluated by a gynecologic oncologist,” said Warner Huh, M.D., of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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