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Long-term cancer risk in women given diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy
From 1940 through the 1960s, diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic oestrogen, was given to pregnant women to prevent pregnancy complications and losses. Subsequent studies showed increased risks of reproductive tract abnormalities, particularly vaginal adenocarcinoma, in exposed daughters. An increa...
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Nature Publishing Group
2001
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2363605/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11139327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.2000.1521 |