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Article: BIRTH CONTROL PILL IS SAFE, STUDY SAYS IT SHOWS THAT WOMEN ON THE PILL HAD LOWER RISKS OF HEART DISEASE AND NO INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2004
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Byline: Marilynn Marchione Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA -- The same huge federal study that led millions of women to abandon use of hormones after menopause now provides reassurance that another hormone concoction -- the birth control pill -- is safe.
In fact, women on the pill had surprisingly lower risks of heart disease and stroke and no increased risk of breast cancer, contrary to what many previous studies have found.
Doctors say the type of hormones and the stage of life when they're used may be what makes them helpful at one point and harmful at another. "We're still learning more and more about the biology," said one of the ...