Endometriosis and cancer

Question 1

Risk of cancer in endometriosis

Answer 1

• There is no evidence that endometriosis causes cancer
• There is no increase in overall incidence of cancer in women with endometriosis
• Some cancers (ovarian cancer and non-Hodgkin’s
  lymphoma) are slightly more common in women with endometriosis: Over 12 years, ovarian ca in endometriosis 3:100 instead of 2:100