Can fibroids turn into cancer?
Can fibroids turn into cancer?
Fibroids very, very rarely turn into cancer, so women who have fibroids should not be too concerned about that. In this video, OB/GYN specialist Evelyn Minaya, MD, discusses how small the chances are of fibroids directly leading to cancer.
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