Karen Noble

Karen Noble

Karen Noble
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Director of Research, Policy and Innovation at Brain Tumour Research (UK)

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Reactions: some progesterone analogues increase risk of developing a type of brain tumour, study finds

A French study involving more than 100,000 women has found a link between long-term use of some progesterone hormone analogues - used for contraception or hormone replacement therapy - and an increased risk of developing meningioma, a generally benign type of brain tumour. The results are published in The BMJ. 

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