Hormonal birth control pills linked with breast cancer risk: Study
New Delhi, Mar 24 (PTI) Use of all hormonal contraceptives is associated with a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study.
The research, published in the journal PLOS Medicine, found a relative increase of 20 to 30 per cent in breast cancer risk associated with both combined and progestogen-only contraceptives, whatever the mode of delivery.
The resaerchers at the University of Oxford, UK, and colleagues found that a 15-year absolute excess incidence is at most 265 cases per 100,000 users.
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