Research finds pregnancies, miscarriages reduce risk of endometrial cancer
ABCWomen who suffer miscarriages and those who have full-term pregnancies could be at less risk of developing a common kind of cancer, a new study has found. Key points: Researchers examined pregnancy data from 30 studies across the world UQ academic Susan Jordan says the findings question long-held beliefs on women's cancer and pregnancy Endometrial cancer claimed the lives of 350 women in 2018 Researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Berghofer said the risk of endometrial cancer reduced by about 15 per cent with each pregnancy, for as many as eight pregnancies. "It's well known that having a full-term pregnancy reduces a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer," Professor Webb said. "We have also clearly shown for the first time that pregnancies that end in a miscarriage also reduce risk of endometrial cancer by about 7 per cent." "While a full-term pregnancy is associated with the greatest reduction in risk for endometrial cancer, even pregnancies that end in the first or second trimester appear to provide women with some protection," she said.
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