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[–] SHIVASHIVASHIVA 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

More evidence that 'major study' means ratshit.

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[–] Asteroria ago 

SOME cancers. It increases incidence of others. So depending on one's genetic predispositions, it may or may not be a good idea to take it.

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[–] damnonions ago 

The data pool for women who had never taken it (2300) was half of the number who had taken it (4600). Also, it says they began with 46,000 participants in 1968. What happened to the other 39,100 women? What did they die from?

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[–] derram ago 

https://archive.is/LOiY3 | https://vgy.me/rWJKvQ.png :

Contraceptive pill protects women against cancer for 35 years, major study suggests

'The contraceptive pill protects women against some cancers for more than 35 years after they stop taking it, the longest study ever carried out into the health risks has found. '

'In recent years there have been fears that the combined pill raises cancer risk, but new research by the University of Aberdeen found that, for ovarian, endometrial and bowel cancer it actually has a strong preventative effect. '

'Although there was a slight increase in risk for breast and cervical cancer, the study showed it was only a temporary rise and the danger vanished a few years after stopping contraception. '

'The Oral Contraception Study was established by the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1968, seven years after the pill was first introduced into Britain on the NHS. It has followed 46,000 women ever since to monitor the long-term impact. '

'It found that taking the pill for any length of time lowered the cases of bowel cancer by 19 per cent, endometrial cancer by 34 per cent and ovarian cancer by 33 per cent. '

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