Melanoma and Endometriosis Connected
March 21st, 2008
In a 2007 study from the French Institute Gustave Roussy it was reported that women with the disease endometriosis have a 60% greater chance of developing melanoma. There is also a greater likelihood that women who sunburn easily and have many moles and freckles to get endometriosis too.
Six percent of women suffer from endometriosis, which is marked by tissue growth outside of the uterus. If not treated properly it can cause infertility. The cause is not known, but researchers believe that both endometriosis and some types of melanoma are genetically linked, which may explain the connection between the two as well.
This entry was posted on Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 9:37 am and is filed under Total Skin Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
