The study, in PLoS Medicine journal, is one of the first big ones able to assess the odds for users of this type of birth control.
It shows a tiny risk, skewed towards older users, which goes away within a few years of stopping the medication.
On the flip side the pills protect against some other female cancers. BBC News
See also:
- Combined and progestagen-only hormonal contraceptives and breast cancer risk: A UK nested case–control study and meta-analysis (open access) PLoS Medicine
- Progestogen-only pill carries SAME 20% heightened risk of breast cancer as traditional version The Daily Mail
- Hormonal contraceptives linked to increased breast cancer risk, study finds The Independent
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