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Article: FERTILITY DRUG USE TIED TO OVARIAN CANCER RISK

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CAROL ANN CAMPBELL
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
09-23-1994
FERTILITY DRUG USE TIED TO OVARIAN CANCER RISK
By CAROL ANN CAMPBELL
Date: 09-23-1994, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 3 Star, 2 Star P, 2 Star B, 1 Star Late, 1 Star Early
Column: HEALTH

Long-term use of the most widely prescribed fertility drug,
clomiphene, may put women at a significantly increased risk of ovarian
cancer, though short-term use of the drug appears safe, a study
published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded.

Researchers found that women who used the drug for more than 12
months had 11 times the risk for ovarian cancer as women who had never
used the drug. Researchers found no ...

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