Unjustified allegation on cancer risks in children of mothers with epilepsy taking high‐dose folic acid during pregnancy—No proof of a causal relationship

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A recently published paper by Vegrim and colleagues 1 suggests that high-dose folic acid intake during pregnancy in women with epilepsy is associated with an increased risk of cancer in their offspring.The conclusion is drawn from data from an epidemiological study that analyzed large health care databases from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.The study results have been noted by the public media with spreading concerns of a causal relationship.There are at least 15 million women with epilepsy of childbearing age worldwide for whom folic acid supplementation is recommended by evidence-based guidelines to reduce adverse fetal outcomes.2-5 A reported increase

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