oral contraceptives DON'T increase the risk of breast cancer
August 2002
The bad news about HRT is offset by good news that oral contraceptives DON'T increase the risk of breast cancer.
Women are asking why HRT causes a HIGHER risk of breast cancer...but OCs don't.
One theory is that the difference might be due to the woman's AGE...not the HORMONES.
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