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Oral Contraceptive Use as a Risk Factor for Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis


  Author: Chris Kahlenborn, Francesmary Modugno, Douglas Potter, Walter Severs
Publisher: Mayo Clinic
Publication: Mayo Clinic Proceedings vol.81, no.10
Document Date:                  October 2006
Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
Related Categories:
Sexuality > Abortion/Birth Control
 

This meta-analysis of 34 case-controlled studies investigates associations between oral contraceptive use and premenopausal breast cancer. The study concludes that oral contraceptives are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women who used this form of contraception before first full-term pregnancy.

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