Does the pill cause BREAST CANCER? || Dr Liz O'Riordan

Sign up for my newsletter 👉 https://drlizoriordan.eo.page/m92y1 Order your copy of The Cancer Roadmap https://tinyurl.com/yc546x8z A new study has found that all forms of contraception, including those that only have progesterone, increase your risk of breast cancer by 25%. That's scary, but the actual increase is tiny. When you are 20, your risk is already small - 1 in 1000 women. Breast cancer is mainly a disease of older women - when you are 90, your risk of getting it is 1 in 2. They found that for women aged 16-20 who used progesterone-only contraception, over the next 15 years, an extra 8 in 100,000 women would get breast cancer. It does NOT mean that if you take the pill you have a 1 in 4 chance of getting it. If you are concerned about your risk, there are other things you can do to decrease it that have evidence behind them - exercise regularly, maintain a healthy weight for your height and cut down the amount of alcohol you drink. You certainly shouldn't decide to stop contraception based on your future risk of getting breast cancer. #BirthControl #Contraception #BreastCancer #WomensHealth #HormonalContraception #OralContraceptive #BirthControlPills #BreastCancerRisk #PillSafety #HormonalImbalance #CancerPrevention #HormoneTherapy #Estrogen #Progesterone #CombinedOralContraceptives #HormonalEffects #ContraceptiveMethods #FamilyPlanning #ReproductiveHealth #HormonalRegulation #BreastCancerScreening #CancerRiskFactors #BirthControlBenefits #BirthControlSideEffects #HealthImplications #BirthControlAlternatives #LongTermEffects #HormonalChanges #WomensReproductiveHealth #CancerAwareness #BirthControlEffectiveness #BirthControlAndMenstruation #BreastHealth #WomensWellness #BirthControlResearch #BirthControlControversy #HealthRisks #CancerAndHormonalBalance #BreastSelfExamination #CancerDetection #HormonalContraceptivesAndCancer #BirthControlOptions #FertilityControl #BirthControlSafetyGuidelines #ReproductiveChoices #CancerEducation #HormonalRegulationAndCancer #BreastCancerRiskReduction #WomensEmpowerment #HormonalContraceptionAndHealth