Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Taking the contraceptive pill may reduce the risk of developing cancer

Taking the contraceptive pill does not increase a woman's chances of developing cancer and may even reduce the risk for most women, according to a study published online today. However, there was an increased risk for women who used it for more than eight years.

Read more »

Keywords: taking, contraceptive, pill, risk, developing, cancer

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Taking the contraceptive pill may reduce the risk of developing cancer":

1. Putting risk in perspective: Do people make better decisions when they understand average risk?
   12-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   If there were a pill that would cut your risk of breast cancer in half, would you take it? What if you were told your risk of breast cancer was already below average? In a newly published survey, women who were told their risk of breast cancer was above average were more likely to endorse taking the hypothetical pill than women who were told their risk was below average.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Fatherhood linked to prostate cancer risk
   01-07-2008 · EurekAlert!
   A new study from Danish researchers has found that childless men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer than fathers, and that, paradoxically, the more children a father has, the lower the risk of the disease.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. One pill may be better than two for treating patients with high blood pressure
   05-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Adults with high blood pressure and additional risk factors for heart disease may benefit more from taking one tablet rather than two, if their current treatment combines the lipid-lowering medication atorvastatin with the blood pressure-lowering medication amlodipine.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Low folate diets found to increase risk of colorectal cancer
   11-02-2006 · EurekAlert!
   A new study by scientists at the MUHC has revealed that a diet low in folate may increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. Published in the scientific journal Cancer Research today, the study not only illustrates a way to prevent the disease but also provides further insight into the mechanisms of the disease, which could lead to novel therapies.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Birth records hold pancreatic cancer clue
   08-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Pregnancies in Jerusalem in the 1960s and 1970s may hold vital clues about how pancreatic cancer and diabetes are linked. According to research published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine, women with a history of gestational diabetes had a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer later in life.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. Genetic differences point to ethnic and racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk
   11-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Risk of developing colorectal cancer is known to differ across ethnic and racial groups, and now an analysis of 26 studies, involving over 25,000 participants shows that some of these disparities might be explained by distinct patterns of genetic inheritance. A team of researchers, led by investigators at the University of Pittsburgh, present their findings today in Atlanta at the AACR conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, being held Nov. 27-30.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Keeping at-risk cells from developing cancer
   12-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that cancers arising from epigenetic changes -- in this case the inappropriate activation of a normally silent gene -- develop by becoming addicted to certain growth factors. Reporting online in next week's Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, the team shows that blocking this "addiction" can greatly prevent cancer growth.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Combined HRT increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just 3 years of use
   01-15-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Postmenopausal women who take combined estrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more face a fourfold increased risk of developing various forms of lobular breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Ringing endorsement: Women prefer contraceptive ring over patch
   02-04-2008 · EurekAlert!
   In the first study to directly compare a contraceptive vaginal ring and skin patch, more women indicated overall satisfaction with the vaginal ring, a significant majority saying they preferred it even to the pill. Using the same combination of hormones included in prescription birth control pills, these products became available in 2002 as an alternative to taking a pill every day. Ring and patch are left in place for three weeks at a time.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. High blood pressure pill cuts risk of Parkinson's disease
    02-06-2008 · EurekAlert!
    People taking a widely used group of drugs known as calcium channel blockers to treat high blood pressure also appear to be cutting their risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a study published in the Feb. 6, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
    Similar news · Read more »