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Contraception used by thousands increases risk of brain tumour, study finds

Contraception used by thousands increases risk of brain tumour, study finds

Women on a widely–used contraceptive jab are three–and–a–half times more likely to suffer a potentially–fatal brain tumour, a study shows. It’s the third major investigation in just over a year to show the jab raises the risk of a meningioma, the most common type of tumour in the brain, in those on it for 12 months or more. Around 10,000 …

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