Clear Cell Cancer
Resource Guide for DES-Exposed Daughters and Their Families
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
CLEAR CELL CANCER
Clear cell cancer is serious and potentially life-threatening. Nevertheless,
women can survive clear cell cancer and live healthy, vital lives after
treatment. The aim of this booklet is to help women and their families:
- Better understand clear cell cancer
- Find information and resources
- Make the difficult decisions regarding treatments
- Address life situations that arise after treatment
a DES Ad from 1957
This ad appeared in a major medical journal in 1957. It is now known that
DES exposure
is related to health problems in the children of the women who took it,
and in
the women themselves. If you were exposed to DES, you may need special health
care
