A CONTRACEPTIVE device has been adapted to treat a form of cancer of the uterus, avoiding the need for surgery.
Women with endometrial cancer, which affects the lining of the uterus, usually have to have a hysterectomy. Hormone pills may be offered instead, but this can lead to side effects such as nausea, headache and abnormal bleeding.
Lucas Minig, now at the in Spain, used a hormone-releasing intrauterine device (IUD) to treat 14 women with endometrial cancer (EC) and 20 with atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) – a precursor of EC. The IUD releases a synthetic…
