Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer: according to an analysis of data by researchers at Oxford, progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives may increase breast cancer risk by 20-30%; the use of combined contraceptives may also slightly increase breast cancer risk. ox.ac.uk Submitted by aiaaidan t3_121tmrg on March 25, 2023 at 5:55 PM in science 137 comments 376
dumptrump3 t1_jdnjhhm wrote on March 25, 2023 at 6:58 PM Progesterone was thought to be really bad. Until they discovered that the beagle dogs they used in testing, had progesterone receptors that made the dogs prone to cancer. Permalink 16
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