A new study has found a link between breast cancer and all hormonal contraception, but we should have been told about this long ago. Read more on Grazia.
I remember my first appointment to get the pill. I was in my late teens and I sat down with my GP to discuss contraception options. I was told about a few possible side effects , but cancer was never mentioned. And at that age it didn’t occur to me to ask. Over the years I renewed my repeat prescription unthinkingly, totting up well over a decade of mindless swallowing of tablets I barely knew anything about.
These percentages sounds alarming. But experts suggest the benefits of taking the contraceptives may outweigh the risk of taking the pill. And Cancer Research points out that, while the contraceptive pill slightly increases the risk of breast cancer, it decreases the risk of ovarian cancer and womb cancer.Research UK, which funded the study, said the risk was small and should not discourage most people from taking the pill.
She makes a good point that so much of what we do comes with a risk of developing cancer. I know walking down a busy road means exposing myself to harmful pollution, yet I don’t stay indoors. But what feels so frustrating with this revelation is how late it has come. Women should have had the facts and stats made clear from the get-go so we could make informed decisions.
It's hard to ignore the role the gender health gap plays in us only hearing about this now. When you look at the data, we see healthcare systematically discriminates against women, as author
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