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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Breast cancer risk is not associated with intrauterine levonorgestrele
December 1st, 2005
Breast cancer risk is not associated with the use of intrauterine levonorgestrele. "The effect of exogenous hormones on the incidence of breast cancer has been extensively studied. Most studies regarding hormonal contraception have focused on combined oral contraceptives, and there is paucity of literature regarding nonoral and progestin-only contraceptives," researchers in Finland asserted. "The present study analyzed the relationship between breast cancer and use of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system." T. Backman and colleagues based their study on "data-gathered from a large postmarketing study on levonorgestrel-releasing...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-12-01)
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