Accredited Program Data May Set Benchmark for Adult Cancer Survivor Care

July 9, 2024 9:00 am

by Roman Fabbricatore

Fertility and sexual health services appear to be offered to cancer survivors less often than other services at CoC-accredited practices.

Enforcing survivorship standards may help centers provide services to address the needs of cancer survivors, according to … Read more

Nulliparity, Not ART, Likely Raises Risk of Ovarian Cancer

January 19, 2021 5:00 pm

By Mark L. Fuerst

Women who receive ovarian stimulation for assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures don’t have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer when compared to subfertile women who don’t undergo ART, according to a new study.

The results … Read more

In Vitro Fertilization Does Not Increase the Risk of Ovarian Cancer

November 20, 2020 7:00 pm

A new paper published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that receiving assisted reproductive technology does not increase the risk women have for developing ovarian cancer.

Previous research indicated that women who use assisted reproductive technology in Read more

Study does not find causal association between assisted reproduction and ovarian cancer risk

July 12, 2018 7:04 pm

Following concerns over many years that hormonal stimulation of the ovaries necessary for IVF may increase the risk of ovarian cancer, a nationwide cohort study from Denmark has now concluded that any perceived increase in risk is actually a statistical … Read more