Pill 'lowers ovarian cancer risk' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Helen Briggs
Health editor, BBC News website

Women who take the Pill for 10 years almost halve their risk of ovarian cancer, according to a study.

But experts say this must be balanced against the risk of breast cancer, which is higher in women on the Pill.

For every 100,000 women on the Pill for 10 years there are 50 extra breast cancers and 12 fewer ovarian cancers, data shows.

The study is published in the British Journal of Cancer.

It adds weight to previous research suggesting factors like the Pill and pregnancy can impact on cancer risk by changing the level of hormones in the body.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15449363

[midnight]

1. The team also say it found evidence that having a baby reduced the risk of ovarian cancer;

the more children a woman had, the bigger the protection.

[Warpy]

2. The AOL headline said (and I kid you not)

"Link between birth control pill and ovarian cancer found."

That was earlier today. I don't know if they've bothered to change it or not.

I guess if you're too biased for Pox News, you go work at AOL.