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23/01/2015

Prolonged Use Of Contraceptives Linked To Brain Tumour Risk

New research has found women who use hormonal contraceptives for a prolonged period of time are at an increased risk of developing a brain tumour.

The study, which has been published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, focused on women between the ages of 15 and 49, and discovered a link between the use of the contraceptives and a higher risk in developing a rare tumour – glioma of the brain.

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The researchers looked at data from Denmark's national administrative and health registries. This allowed them to identify the women in Denmark who had a first-time diagnosis of between 2000 and 2009. A total of 317 cases were found in women aged 15 to 49, and these were compared with eight age-matched women who did not have any gliomas.

Despite finding a link, however, research team leader, Dr David Gaist of the Odense University Hospital and University of Southern Denmark, said the risk for women is still small.

He explained: "In a population of women in the reproductive age, including those who use hormonal contraceptives, you would anticipate seeing five in 100,000 people develop a glioma annually, according to the nationwide Danish Cancer Registry."

(JP/IT)

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"New research has found women who use hormonal contraceptives for a prolonged period of time are at an increased risk of developing a brain tumour."