October 24, 2006...4:50 pm

Contraception and Breast Cancer

Thanks to Mark Shea for pointing this one out on his blog. 

This is a post I’ve been wanting to write for a while.  Now I don’t have to thanks to No Room for Contraception.

Oral contraceptives are the leading choice of contraception for women under 35, meaning that millions of women are increasing their risk of developing breast cancer. A 2003 study of young breast cancer patients revealed that oral contraception was a significant factor in breast cancer patients aged 20-35 [8] The study also revealed that the highest risk for OC use was five years prior to diagnosis.[9]

 CSG