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Adrian Raymond Walker, Research Fellow, Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney

Is cancer more common in women after IVF?

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Since fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) began, there has been concern they could cause cancer.

Concerns have included whether aspects of treatment – such as taking hormonal medications, or puncturing the ovaries to retrieve eggs – could stimulate the growth of cancer cells.

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