Tennessee Birth Control Pill-Potentially Linked to Cervical Cancer
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Birth control pills increase the chance that a woman will develop cervical cancer and other cancers of the womb, according to new research. The study, which was published in the medical journal. The Lancet, found that taking birth control pills for five years doubles the chance that a woman will get cervical cancer. The Lancet article represents the second bit of bad news about birth control pill side effects this week, as another group of researchers linked recently the Pill to an increase in arterial plaque.
The Lancet study was conducted by a group of international researchers who analyzed data from 24 birth control pill studies that covered more than 50,000 women. In industrialized countries the overall rate of cervical cancer among women who have never taken the pill is 3.8 cases per 1,000 women. The rate rises to 4.0 per 1,000 in women who took the pill for five years and 4.5 for those who took it for 10 years. For women who are well-screened for cervical cancer – meaning they get regular pap smears and have access to good medical care — that translates into an additional two cases per 10,000 women. In less-developed countries where screening is not as prevalent, however, that translates to an increased risk of about 40 cases per 10,000.
Source: NewsInferno.com
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