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4 dni temu · Here's what the evidence says. A new study has found a link between hormonal intrauterine devices (IUDs) and breast cancer. The research is important, but media reports of a large increase in risk ...
16 paź 2024 · By Nina Agrawal. Published Oct. 16, 2024 Updated Oct. 17, 2024. A study published Wednesday found that women using contraceptive intrauterine devices that deliver a certain hormone are at...
6 dni temu · CNN — A new study adds to a growing set of evidence that women who use hormonal birth control have higher rates of breast cancer, but experts have stressed that the overall risk remains low.
16 paź 2024 · Hormone-releasing intrauterine devices (IUDs) are associated with a slightly higher risk of breast cancer among young women, according to a large new Danish study.
6 dni temu · During follow-up of almost 7 years, hormone-releasing IUD use conferred a 40% higher risk of breast cancer. The data showed a trend toward increasing risk with duration of IUD use, reaching...
8 mar 2022 · Levonorgestrel intrauterine sustained release system (LNG-IUS) is an intrauterine hormonal contraceptive device. Breast cancer (BC) was the most common type of cancer in women in the world in 2020. The relationship between LNG-IUS and BC is controversial.
This study found that the overall risk of breast cancer among hormonal contraceptive users is low. Because of the low baseline risks in the age groups using hormonal contraception (ie, premenopausal women), the risk difference between hormonal contraception users and nonusers is small.
