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The IARC's 2008 classification of combined oral contraceptives, shared with Newsweek , detailed that there was "sufficient evidence" they can "cause cancer of the breast, in-situ and invasive cancer of the uterine cervix, and cancer of the liver." However, the report added that for cancer of the endometrium, ovary, and colorectum, "there is evidence suggesting lack of carcinogenicity." While there has been serious alarm raised on social media platforms like TikTok about birth control pills in light of the classification, the IARC told Newsweek that it "conducts hazard identification only," meaning whether "an agent is capable of causing cancer at least at some exposure levels or circumstances." This means the IARC does not "conduct a risk assessment," which would assess "the chance of an agent causing cancer at a given exposure level or circumstance." There has previously been "confusion and other common misconceptions" about the classifications the IARC provides, a spokesperson told Newsweek , prompting the program to share a report in 2019 to explain how its classification system works, and what they each mean
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2 July 2025
