Euroverify: Qué dice la OMS sobre la píldora anticonceptiva y el cáncer frente a los bulos de TikTok

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Euroverify: Qué dice la OMS sobre la píldora anticonceptiva y el cáncer frente a los bulos de TikTok  Usuarios de TikTok están inundando la red social con afirmaciones de que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha catalogado la píldora como "carcinógeno de clase 1". Sin embargo, la realidad es mucho más compleja. Se lo explicamos:  MÁS INFORMACIÓN : http://es.euronews.com/2025/06/30/euroverify-la-oms-afirma-que-la-pildora-anticonceptiva-es-cancerigena  ¡Suscríbete a nuestro canal! Euronews está disponible en 12 idiomas

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00:00Is the contraceptive pill carcinogenic as tiktokers claim?

00:07TikTok is being flooded with videos claiming the World Health Organization

00:12has just listed the contraceptive pill as carcinogenic.

00:22But the reality is much more nuanced. Let's break it down.

00:26Firstly, this message is not new.

00:28The WHO's Specialized Cancer Agency has included certain contraceptive pills on its list 1,

00:35indicating they're carcinogenic to humans, since 2005.

00:40There are two main types of the pill.

00:42The combined pill, which contains both estrogen and progestogen,

00:46and the mini-pill, which contains only progestogen.

00:49Only the combined pill is included on the WHO's so-called list 1,

00:54meaning there's sufficient evidence that it can cause cancer in humans.

01:00Several studies, however, have found that both of these pills

01:03slightly increase the risk of breast cancer in women.

01:07But other research has shown they can reduce the risk of other types of cancer,

01:13such as endometrial and bowel cancers.

01:16Experts say the risk level can also depend on other factors,

01:19such as age and family history of cancer.

01:22So, the relationship between the pill and cancer is complex.

01:27We saw several TikTokers claim the WHO has classified the pill

01:31as a Category 1 carcinogen,

01:34on the same level as alcohol, tobacco and asbestos.

01:39But this is misleading.

01:40The so-called list 1 contains all the substances

01:43for which there is sufficient scientific evidence

01:46linking them to an increased risk of cancer.

01:49This doesn't mean in any way that all substances on the list

01:53carry the same risk level.

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