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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The WHO Collaborative Study of Neoplasia and Steroid Contraceptives: the

influence of combined oral contraceptives on risk of neoplasms in developing

and developed countries.

AUTHORS

Thomas DB

SOURCE

CONTRACEPTION. 1991 Jun;43(6):695-710.

ABSTRACT

A hospital-based case-control study was conducted in 8 developing and 3 developed countries to determine whether

use of combined oral contraceptives (OCs) alters risks of various cancers. An observed trend of increasing risk of

invasive cervical cancer with duration of use may not represent a causal relationship and is the subject of further

study. Decreased risks of ovarian and endometrial carcinomas in users likely indicate a protective effect of OCs, the

degree of which was similar in developing and developed countries. A small increase in risk of breast cancer in

recent and current users was found to be somewhat greater in developing countries. Both causal and noncausal

interpretations of this finding have been offered. No associations were found between OCs and in situ cervical,

hepatocellular, cholangio, or gallbladder carcinomas, or uterine sarcomas. However, the ability of this study to

detect alterations in risks for these neoplasms in longterm users was low. (author's) (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT3T 2033-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The WHO Collaborative Study of Neoplasia and Steroid

Contraceptives: the influence of combined oral contraceptives on risk of neoplasms in developing and developed

countries.", is(are) Thomas DB. The source of this article is "CONTRACEPTION. 1991 Jun;43(6):695-710.". This

article was published in 1991 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2033-06. All rights

reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12033

This article is peer-reviewed.

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