Birth Control Pill can cause cervical Cancer

Remember the ads for the birth control pill which told us that it protected women against cervical cancer?

Well, according to the Lancet and a new study reported there, that, too, was a lie. Women who take the pill have a HIGHER RISK of cervical cancer.

Here are the details:

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7 Healthcast: The Pill and Cancer
 
Air Date: 04/04/2003
Reported By: Amy Johnson
Contact: DocTalk@whdh.com

Results of a new study show that the birth control pill may be linked to cervical cancer. The report in the journal Lancet finds that women, who take the pill for more than five years, are nearly 60 percent more likely to develop the disease. The risk doubles for those, who take the pill for more than ten years. The findings support earlier research linking the pill to cervical cancer.  

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