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Study Of 1.8 Million Women Links Birth Control And Breast Cancer
Federalist.com ^ | Dec. 12, 2017 | Kelsey Harkness

Posted on 12/12/2017 10:03:47 AM PST by Morgana

Danish researchers have found there are approximately 13 additional breast cancer cases for every 100,000 women who use hormonal contraception for one year.

Women who use hormonal birth control pills and other forms of contraceptives have a small but increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study from Denmark has found — the latest in a string of dangerous side-effects researchers have discovered about the risks of hormonal contraceptives.

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed 1.8 million Danish women for an average of more than 10 years. Of those women, researchers identified 11,517 cases of breast cancer. They then estimated that for every 7,690 women who use hormonal contraception for one year, one extra might develop breast cancer, or approximately 13 additional breast cancer cases for every 100,000 women. This risk increased with longer durations of use, but appears to go away within five years once birth control is discontinued.

The study, funded by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk Foundation, has its limitations: according to the researchers, it didn’t account for factors such as breast-feeding, exercise, weight, obesity, and alcohol consumption, all of which research has found affect breast cancer in some way. While it also shows a relatively small percentage change, given the prevalence of breast cancer among women we cannot dismiss these results.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: birthcontrol; breastcancer; contraception; prolife

1 posted on 12/12/2017 10:03:47 AM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

New England Journal of Medicine published just that 20 years ago. They were EXCORIATED. Had to do with abortions in one’s 20’s being more likely to get cancer in their 40’s. Made simple sense. Pregnancy is good for a woman’s health. Should all women bring one child into the world and not go through with that procedure? Conclusion: yes.


2 posted on 12/12/2017 10:11:24 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Morgana

I think this has been known for a long time. But we’re not supposed to talk about it.

Abortion too. There is a price to be paid.


3 posted on 12/12/2017 10:12:49 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

There’s a higher risk of dying in childbirth.


4 posted on 12/12/2017 10:13:54 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Morgana

WHO WERE IN THE CONTROL GROUP?????

Where did they find an equal number of women who had NEVER been on chemical birth control?????


5 posted on 12/12/2017 10:15:12 AM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: Morgana

13/100,000 = 0.013%


6 posted on 12/12/2017 10:16:15 AM PST by seastay
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To: ClearCase_guy

Here’s a problem with the study. It doesn’t say if the study controlled for the presence of viral STDs. If women who take BC have a higher incidence of viral STDs, how do they rule out the STDs having something to do with the higher rate of breast cancer.


7 posted on 12/12/2017 10:16:19 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Morgana

“...The study, funded by pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk Foundation, has its limitations: according to the researchers, it didn’t account for factors such as breast-feeding, exercise, weight, obesity, and alcohol consumption, all of which research has found affect breast cancer in some way...”

This is critical to understanding the limitation of this study’s conclusion.


8 posted on 12/12/2017 10:16:57 AM PST by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine, education and our forests!)
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To: mewzilla
With my usual caveat to consider the source, from 2016...

Sexually transmitted virus strongly linked to risk of breast cancer – study

9 posted on 12/12/2017 10:18:44 AM PST by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Morgana

Artificially flooding the body with hormones has a deleterious effect.


10 posted on 12/12/2017 10:22:38 AM PST by Architect of Avalon
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To: ClearCase_guy

Yep, Mums the word, not politically correct


11 posted on 12/12/2017 10:24:00 AM PST by easternsky
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To: Morgana
The breast cancer link was suspected with the Enovid approval in 1960. By the 1980's it was well established. This is not news.


12 posted on 12/12/2017 10:44:25 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Morgana

Not nice to fool with the politically correct narrative, but it is much worse to fool with mother nature. Also verboten to mention that women who have had abortions have a higher incidence of breast carcinoma and that women who use alcohol or intoxicating drugs early in pregnancy are more likely to have autistic or brain damaged children.


13 posted on 12/12/2017 10:51:02 AM PST by allendale (.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Had to do with abortions in one’s 20’s being more likely to get cancer in their 40’s.”

I agree with that.

I do psychological testing and have found that even the pro-choice activists carry guilt from their often multiple abortions. Guilt internalized suppresses the immune system and pre-disposes a person to cancer..

Ever notice that mean nasty people usually don’t get cancer. Guilt ridden people do. Often the guilt is merely perceived, or should I say mis-perceived and not based upon reality.


14 posted on 12/12/2017 11:10:42 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

Interesting thing is that the birth control hormones in urine are not removed from the water in sewage treatment and are turning the male bass in the Susquehanna River to have eggs and female attributes...

No wonder there are so many gay men... it’s the water they drink! LOL


15 posted on 12/12/2017 11:12:44 AM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: tired&retired

Excellent analysis. We have been consuming billions of pharma chemicals for several decades - and recycling them in the water everyone drinks. There is bound to be a correlation.

My concern has always been the pills (given to women after delivery) to dry up the breast milk....back in the days when breast feeding was replaced with bottles of formula.

Breast feeding has regained popularity. Natural and doesn’t require all that bottle sterilization.


16 posted on 12/12/2017 11:28:47 AM PST by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Hormones...out of whack


17 posted on 12/12/2017 12:23:18 PM PST by goodnesswins (There were 1.41 MILLION NON Profit orgs in 2013 with $1.73 TRILLION in REVENUE)
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To: Morgana

This has been known for decades.


18 posted on 12/12/2017 12:29:21 PM PST by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: seastay
13/100,000 = 0.013%

Statistical noise. To bad Statistics are not a required course in both high school and college.

19 posted on 12/12/2017 1:56:47 PM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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