Friday, 22 July 2016

In vitro fertilization does not raise risk for breast cancer

Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam have discovered that women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) are not at increased risk of developing breast cancer. Findings from the Dutch study conducted on more than 25,000 women found that "the cumulative rate of breast cancer was 3% for the IVF group, compared to 2.9% for the non-IVF group."

To read more about this study, click here.

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