From the Journals

IVF linked to slight increase in risk of some cancers


 

FROM BMJ

The study was funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research, and supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London. Three authors reported personal fees or royalties from entities not involved in the study.

SOURCE: Williams CL et al. BMJ. 2018;362:k2644.

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