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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women treated for a condition called cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) have a higher risk for developing invasive cervical cancer.
CIN is the abnormal growth of cells on the surface of the cervix. According to the article, information on the long-term risks among women previously treated for the condition is limited.
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Researchers studied more than 37,000 women who were treated for CIN between 1986 and 2000. They compared them to a group of more than 71,000 women who were not diagnosed with CIN.
Study results show the overall incidence of cervical cancer in the CIN group was 37 cervical cancers per 100,000 women. The incidence of cervical cancer in the group without CIN was six cancers per 100,000 women.
The researchers also found the risk for cervical cancer or another diagnosis of CIN was associated with age, the severity of the condition, and treatment type. The risk of invasive cancer and a CIN recurrence was highest for women who were older than 40 years, were previously treated for CIN 3, or were treated with cryotherapy.
SOURCE: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published online May 12, 2009
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