Erschienen in:
24.07.2018 | Editorial
Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and childhood cancer: is the risk real?
verfasst von:
Paolo Emanuele Levi-Setti, Pasquale Patrizio
Erschienen in:
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics
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Ausgabe 10/2018
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Excerpt
Recently, the report of an increased risk of childhood cancers after assisted reproductive techniques (in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI)) has generated considerable concerns [
1]. However, is this accurate information? In recent years, in Italy and in parts of America of the restoration creationism [
2], particularly when the issues involve contraception, hormonal therapies, and assisted reproduction techniques, debates generated by false or incorrect news are increasing. In fact, many of the associations between risk factors and diseases published by observational clinical research are often inaccurate, while the weight of a correlation is often exaggerated. This problem has many causes, including the inability of authors, reviewers, and editors (even of highly prestigious journals), to recognize the inherent limitations of these studies. …