A new study warns that hormonal contraceptives may raise the risk of breast cancer in women. Know what experts say about the link, possible risks, and safer alternatives.
When it comes to breast cancer, prevention and awareness matter. New studies have been illuminating one of the most popular drugs, which seems to increase the risk of breast cancer in women. The issue is to weigh that danger and the gains that the drug offers and to know what it could be like for the individual females.
Hormonal Contraceptives Increase Breast Cancer Risk
According to a new research published in JAMA Oncology, the withdrawal history and medical history of a large sample of women were examined. It was established that women who used some hormonal contraceptives, either the combined type (oestrogen plus progestin) or the progestin-only types, were more at risk of getting breast cancer than those who did not use them.
In a recent study, the risk increment was approximately 12 per cent in those who used the combined pills and approximately 21 per cent in those who used some specific type of progestin-only (desogestrel).
A study published in the journal PLOS Medicine concluded that the absolute increase of breast cancer cases per 100,000 women aged 16–20 and aged 35–39 among women under 50 years using hormonal contraception was low, with a modest enhancement of breast cancer cases.
