Tubal ligation may improve the prognosis of endometrial cancer later in life
Menée à partir de questionnaires auprès de 4 489 patientes atteintes d'un carcinome de l'endomètre (âge : de 18 à 59 ans), cette étude analyse la relation entre une ligature des trompes de Fallope et le stade de la maladie ou la mortalité spécifique
Endometrial cancer (EC) can spread by several routes, including the lymph system, blood vessels, through the uterine wall, as well as through the fallopian tubes into the peritoneal cavity, but the association of transtubal dissemination of EC with cancer stage, histological type, and mortality is unknown. However, according to a study published June 18 in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, women who have undergone a tubal ligation (TL) and develop more aggressive types of EC …
Journal of the National Cancer Institute , communiqué de presse, 2015