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Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe as the pill when it comes to cancer risk: new study

By Susan Jordan, Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
Karen Tuesley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
Penny Webb, Distinguished Scientist, Gynaecological Cancers Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

The contraceptive pill is responsible for preventing more cancers than it contributes to. Long-acting contraceptives seem to be as safe when it comes to cancer risk.

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