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News	10-26-2011 09:51 PM

Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce risk of ovarian cancer by almost half

Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer by almost half (45 per cent), new research part-funded by Cancer Research UK shows today.

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StephN

10-27-2011 03:02 PM

Re: Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce risk of ovarian cancer by almost half

I like that news!
At least there was some other benefit now shown besides family planning ...

Rich66

10-27-2011 11:34 PM

Re: Taking the Pill for 10 years can reduce risk of ovarian cancer by almost half

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Research has not yet established how factors like the Pill and pregnancy reduce ovarian cancer risk. One theory is that taking the Pill or getting pregnant changes the level of hormones that can affect a woman's risk of the disease.
While the Pill has a protective effect against ovarian cancer, women taking the Pill have an increased risk of breast cancer while using it, but which disappears after use has stopped.

Tricky, this whole endocrine link..

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