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One advantage discovered for older moms

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JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -

Women who give birth after age 40 may be protected from endometrial cancer.

Researchers have found women who had a baby after turning 40 had a 44-percent reduced risk of endometrial cancer.

This was compared to women who'd given birth before age 25. It's unclear why.

-Study led by researchers at the University of Southern California and published in The American Journal of Epidemiology

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