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| Diethylstilbestrol. A synthetic form of the
hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940
and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages. DES may increase
the risk of uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer in women who took it. It
also has been linked to an increased risk of clear cell carcinoma of the
vagina or cervix in daughters exposed to DES before birth. Also called diethylstilbestrol. |
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