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   Diethylstilbestrol

   In 1960, DES was found to be more effective than androgens in the treatment of advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women. ... | Diethylstilbestrol |
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   Cervical cancer

   The American Cancer Society provides the following list of risk factors for cervical cancer: human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, smoking, HIV infection, chlamydia infection, dietary factors, hormonal contraception, multiple pregnancies, exposure to the hormonal drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) and a family history of cervical cancer. ... Regular screening has meant that pre cancerous changes and early stage cervical cancers have been detected and treated early.
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   Hormonal therapy (oncology)

   The estrogen agonist Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is occasionally used to treat prostate cancer through suppression of testosterone production.
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   Breast cancer donations

   DES -- Women who took diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriage may have an increased risk of breast cancer after age 40. ... Breast cancer is more easily treated and often curable if it is found early.
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   DDT

   The U.S. DDT ban took place amid a climate of growing public mistrust of industry, with the Surgeon General issuing a report on smoking in 1964, the Cuyahoga River catching fire in 1969, the fiasco surrounding the use of diethylstilbestrol (DES), and the well-publicized decline in the bald eagle population. ... For example, a 2007 study reported that DDT-resistant mosquitoes still avoided DDT-treated huts.
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   Tamoxifen

   Tamoxifen is an orally taken selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that is used in the treatment of breast cancer and is currently the world's largest selling drug for that purpose. ... ESTRADIOL · ESTRIOL · ESTRONE · Ethinylestradiol · Mestranol · Polyestradiol phosphate; nonsteroidal (Chlorotrianisene · Dienestrol · Fosfestrol · Diethylstilbestrol · Zeranol)
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   Vaginal cancer

   When found and treated in early stages (see cancer staging), it often can be cured. ... It is found most often in women aged 30 or younger, and has been found in a small percent of women whose mothers in the 1950s used diethylstilbestrol to prevent threatened abortions.
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   Douglas Scherr

   His focus is on the treatment of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and genitourinary and retroperitoneal sarcomas. ... The Nonsteroidal Effects of Diethylstilbestrol: The Rationale for Androgen Deprivation Therapy Without Estrogen Deprivation in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
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   Douglas scherr

   His focus is on the treatment of prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, and genitourinary and retroperitoneal sarcomas. ... The Nonsteroidal Effects of Diethylstilbestrol: The Rationale for Androgen Deprivation Therapy Without Estrogen Deprivation in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer
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    Emergency contraception

    "Diethylstilbestrol as postcoital oral contraceptive; patient labeling". ... "DES and Breast Cancer".

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Diethylstilbestrol,
• Cervical cancer,
• Hormonal therapy (oncology),
• Breast cancer donations,
• DDT,
• Tamoxifen,
• Vaginal cancer,
• Douglas Scherr,
• Douglas scherr,
• Emergency contraception