Intended for healthcare professionals

News Shortcuts from other journals

Excess risk of cervical cancer in pill users falls once pills are stopped

BMJ 2007; 335 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.335.7628.1017-b (Published 15 November 2007) Cite this as: BMJ 2007;335:1017

In 2005, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified combined oral contraceptives as carcinogenic because of a significant association with cervical cancer. The report's authors challenged researchers to find out how long the risk lasted once women stopped taking their pills. …

View Full Text

Log in

Log in through your institution

Subscribe

* For online subscription