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Breast cancer risk varies between different hormonal contraceptives, research reveals

Some common hormonal contraceptives are linked to a slightly higher risk of breast cancer than others. This is shown by a Swedish study from Uppsala University, in which researchers followed more than two million women and ...

Oct 30, 2025

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Prolonged use of desogestrel pill linked to small increased brain tumor risk

Taking the progestogen-only contraceptive pill desogestrel continuously for more than five years is associated with a small increased risk of developing a type of brain tumor called an intracranial meningioma, finds a study ...

Jun 11, 2025

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