Does Jadelle cause cancer at the incision site?
In rare instances cancers have occurred at the site foreign-body intrusions or old scars. None have been reported in Norplant users or in clinical trials with Jadelle. In rodents, which are highly susceptible such cancers, the incidence decreases with decreasing size of the foreign body. Because of the resistance of humans to these cancers and because of the small size of the implants, the risk to users of Jadelle judged to be minimal.
