WebMD explains the link between birth control pills and breast and ovarian cancers.
Breast cancers are ER-positive, HER2-positive, or triple negative. The type of breast cancer you have determines the type of medication you take. Learn more from experts at WebMD.
Risk factors you cannot change ; Getting older. The risk for breast cancer increases with age. Most breast cancers are diagnosed after age 50. ; Genetic mutations. Inherited changes (mutations) to certain genes, such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, increase risk of breast and ovarian cancer. ; Reproductive history. Starting menstrual periods before age 12 and starting menopause after age 55 expose women to hormones longer, raising their risk of getting breast cancer.
And people should weigh up all the pros and cons. Mostly used as a contraceptive but sometimes for help with painful, heavy periods, the mini-pill: Breast cancer is relatively rare among...
Dr Polly Marchbanks and colleagues at the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention interviewed more than 9,200 white and black women between the ages of 35 and 64 in five major cities across the country. Roughly half of those questioned had recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. 'No greater risk' · The researchers found that women who had used any type of oral contraceptive did not have a greater risk of developing breast cancer. Even those women with a family history of breast cancer...
“Hasn’t the Pill been discussed enough?” When the Mayo Clinic Proceedings published “Oral Contraceptive Use as a Risk Factor for Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis ,” the accompanying editorial in the peer-reviewed scientific journal asked why we have yet to achieve consensus on the risks and benefits of the Pill. It’s likely because there has not yet been a conclusive study. When the Women’s Health Initiative study of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) was stopped back in...
If left unchecked, the tumours can spread throughout the body and become fatal. Breast cancer cells begin inside the milk ducts and/or the milk-producing lobules of the breast. The earliest...
A new statistical analysis finds that women under age 50 who were diagnosed with breast cancer were also more likely to have recently been on some versions of the Pill
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A study found that using high-dose estrogen birth control pills in the previous year was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer in younger women, but using birth control pills with a low dose of...