Author Interviews, Cancer Research, Fertility, OBGYNE / 11.12.2019
Association Between Frozen Embryo Use and Cancer Risk in Children
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Marie Hargreave, PhD
Senior Researcher
Danish Cancer Society Research Center
Copenhagen
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: Very few studies have examined the association between frozen embryo transfer and the risk of childhood cancer and most of them have been too small to show any effects.
In our large nationwide population based study we found that frozen embryo replacement was associated with an increased risk of childhood cancer and especially for leukemia and neuroblastomas. (more…)