Breast Cancer

Study finds no link to oral contraceptive use for women 35 and over

Published in Cancer Weekly, July 30th, 2002

Women who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives are no more likely to develop breast cancer between the ages of 35 and 64 than are other women the same age, according to findings from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study (Women's CARE).

The study appears in the June 27, 2002, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The analysis was conducted by Polly A. Marchbanks of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and colleagues at NICHD and other research institutions around the country in order to determine whether current or former...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-07-30)

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