Do the Fertility Drugs Increase the Risk of Cancer? A Review Study.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Fertility treatment and risk of non-gynecological cancer: a systematic review.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026
   Pooled it
2. Breast ultrasound screening in young adult women undergoing infertility treatment at an infertility clinic: a retrospective observational study.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026
   Observational
3. Medically Assisted Reproduction and Hormone-Related Cancers.JAMA network open · 2026
   Article
4. Repeated gonadotropin stimulation modulates the expression of specific proteins in mouse oviduct.JBRA assisted reproduction · 2025
   Article
5. [Use of imaging methods in the current screening, diagnostics and treatment of breast cancer - Professional guidelines. 5th Breast Cancer Consensus Meeting (2025)].Magyar onkologia · 2025
   Article
6. Oxidative Stress, Parity History, and Remnant Follicles in the Aged Ovary: Insights on Ovarian Cancer Risk and Protection.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
   Review
7. Synchronous Endometrial and Ovarian Adenocarcinomas in a 43-Year-Old Patient Following Infertility Treatment: A Case Report.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
   Article
8. Conception and Concern: A Review of Breast Cancer Risk in Assisted Reproductive Technology.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
   Review
9. Investigation of the relationship between breast cancer and clinical symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome: a case-control study.BMC women's health · 2024
   Article
10. Estimating the impact of bias in causal epidemiological studies: the case of health outcomes following assisted reproduction.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2024
    Article
11. Forkhead box D subfamily genes in colorectal cancer: potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets.PeerJ · 2024
    Article
12. Outcome of Different Endometrial Preparation Protocols Prior to Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer on Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Repeated Implantation Failure.International journal of women's health · 2023
    Article
13. Use of Diagnostic Imaging Modalities in Modern Screening, Diagnostics and Management of Breast Tumours 1st Central-Eastern European Professional Consensus Statement on Breast Cancer.Pathology oncology research : POR · 2022
    Review
14. Management of Ischemic Heart Disease in Pregnancy.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2021
    Review
15. Pharmacogenomic Biomarkers of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Malfunction in Females with Impaired Ovarian Response-A Genetic Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021
    Review
16. A Potential Pathogenic Link Between Cancer of Female Reproductive System and Infertile Women Treated With Assisted Reproduction Techniques.In vivo (Athens, Greece)
    Review

Corrections and comments

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Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

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Abstract

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