Monday, January 18, 2010

Does taking a birth control pill when you are a teenager increase your risk for breast cancer?

There seems to be mixed information about this. From what I've read, and from what my doctor told me, the increase in various cancers was from BC with high levels of estrogen. Most pills now have a pretty low estrogen level so there's not much danger of breast cancer from them.Does taking a birth control pill when you are a teenager increase your risk for breast cancer?
people worry women too much with breast cancer. from what i know about cancer (i'm an md) you get it from having the cells damaged. i highly doubt that something you eat will give you cancer anywhere but : stomach, intestines, esophegus, kidneys, liver, or rectum.Does taking a birth control pill when you are a teenager increase your risk for breast cancer?
the leaflet that comes with my pill prescription says it reduces the risk of breast cancer

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