Has the rate of breast cancer always been 1 out of 3? I know it is impossible to know the exact figure; prior to statistics, but has the rate increased? Why do nuns have a low incidence?
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There is a very slight risk but hormonal contraceptives have proven to reduce risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer too. The low dose daily pills have a very low amount of estrogen so it hasn't been proven yet if it increases the rate of breast cancer. If you are younger than 35 and your doctor has prescribed you a pill after thorough history and examination then don't worry about it.
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It isn't one in three; that's the number of women who will develop cancer of any type during their life. The risk of breast cancer is one in eight (in the UK it's usually given as one in nine). The rates haven't increased in many years, though survival rates have increased greatly. Taking the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy causes a small increase in risk. However, the risk gradually returns to normal after you stop taking them, according to Breast Cancer Care and other breast cancer charities and information services
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I believe the statistic is 1 out of 8. Of course this statistic increases as you get older. My Doc says hormonal contraception lessens the risk - the less periods the lower the risk.
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