In the late 1940s and '50s, a synthetic hormone administered to women called __________ resulted in their daughters developing a susceptibility to vaginal cancer.

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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was a synthetic hormone given to pregnant women during the late 1940s and '50s, which later was found to cause an increased risk of vaginal cancer in their daughters.

In the Late 1940s and '50s, a Synthetic Hormone Administered