Surgeon: birth control pill a ‘molotov cocktail’ for breast cancer

Group one carcinogen in your BC pills. Eat them up! Dont expect to see this on the nightly news either.

Billions of dollars are at stake should this go worldwide front page news.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/surgeon-birth-control-pill-a-molotov-cocktail-for-breast-cancer/

 

There is no evidence whatsoever that birth control causes breast cancer. If there was, why aren't there warnings on the packet? If a woman did get breast cancer and it was linked to the contraceptive she was taking, those companies would be hit with one hell of a lawsuit.
Why wouldn't they protect themselves by listing it as a possible side effect if it was true?

 

Um, b/c then nobody would willingly take it and they would lose billions in revenue...lol.

 

Untrue. there is a small posibility that the first birth control pills, 45 years ago, that contained so much oestrogene may have not been as safe as today's pills which contain only a fraction of the hormones in the firsr pills on the market.

But it hasn't been proven, and today's pills are safe. . .actually safer than giving birth!

 

Drug companies are REQUIRED to list ALL possible side effects on the packet, no matter how rare. One person in a billion could suffer a seizure because of birth control, the company MUST list that as a possible side effect.

Again, if birth contol causes cancer, why isn't it listed as a potential side effect?

 

You mean, like no one smokes cigarettes anymore? LOL!

 

There are more links at the bottom of the article.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/1961/feb/6102502
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http://www.drugrecalls.com/componen...h-benefits-of-bayers-oral-contraceptives.html

http://www.drugrecalls.com/componen...icles/166-americas-top-10-recalled-drugs.html

http://www.motleyrice.com/medical-devices/mirena-iud-lawyers

http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/mirena-iud-13909/

 

Well, i don't think POST menopausal women would have had much interest in taking birth contol pills, what do you think?

And I still don't believe it.

 

I'm pretty sure something would be done if half the women on birth control got cancer. Its bunk. Its bull. I take the pill, and I will not have some lifers tell me that I am going to get cancer.

 

Wont matter.

We are gonna need 70 X 7 sources to confirm, or they simply won't accept it...lol.

 

See, all these doctors don't have a clue. Keep on keeping on, b/c the FDA is flawless!!!

 

But a religious doctor does? LOL my doctor would deny that the pill can cause breast cancer because it doesn't. You claim the pill causes cancer, NOT because it does, but because you are opposed to the use of it!

 

If anyone here is seriously worried, then here are the truthful, no nonsense facts:

http://cancerhelp.cancerresearchuk....stions/the-contraceptive-pill-and-cancer-risk

Why do the anti-choice brigade feel the need to spread lies and misinformation?

That's not a question, because I know the answer.

It's because the truth doesn't support their claims.

 

Aw hell. This is not good news. Not good at all. Crap.

 

I'm not opposed to the use of it. I looked at the study. I don't see that it's that incredible that giving artificial hormones to women over a long period of time would increase the risk of cancer. Another study showed that breastfeeding reduced the risk of cancer. Makes perfect sense. There could be other correlations such as promiscuity or life style. I would tend to take the study at face value.

 

Oral contraceptives contain hormones that are naturally produced during the menstrual cycle. They have all sorts of effects, both beneficial and detrimental. Here's a somewhat comprehensive study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15105794

In the end, doctors should inform women about the risks and benefits of oral contraceptive before they reach a decision. Actually, that should apply to pretty much any medication. Judging from the popularity of the pill, the benefits are quite convincing.

 

If the pill increases the risk of cancer, and breast feeding reduces it, what happens when a woman has been on the pill, comes off it, gets pregnant, and breastfeeds?
What is her risk of cancer? It would seem you can increase the risk and then lower it.

 

I think you would have to read the whole study to find out if breastfeeding "undoes" the increased risk caused by the pill. From my quick read, the risk increases 44% for women on the pill for 4 or more years. Many women may be more afraid of an unwanted pregnancy than they are of breast cancer, but they should be educated on the risks.

 

Cigarettes cause cancer, McDonald's causes obesity, alcohol causes a host of problems, why not write about them?

I guess you'll wait to blast them when Obama says they're legal in a free soxiety.

 

Maybe because everybody knows these things?

What a great rebuttal. You better call the Mayo Clinic right away.

 

These scare tactics are getting old. First abortion causes breast cancer (totally false), now BC pills cause breast cancer. Also false.

http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/pill-breast-cancer-risk

For most women, especially young women, experts say the benefits of birth control pills far outweigh the risk. But here are some frequently asked questions and answers about the controversy.

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Does Taking Birth Control Pills Increase My Risk of Developing Breast Cancer?

Maybe. Studies that have examined the use of oral contraceptives as a risk factor for breast cancer have produced conflicting results. Some researchers think this might be due to the fact that the level of hormones in birth control pills has changed since they were first studied. Early birth control pills contained much higher levels of hormones than today's low-dose pills.

Scandinavian researchers have noted an increase in breast cancer in a group of women that were currently taking or had recently taken birth control pills. Longer use of the pill seemed to increase the risk. Similar research found that 10 years or more after women stopped using birth control pills, their breast cancer risk returned to the same level as if they had never used birth control pills.

However, another reputable study by Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experience (Women's CARE) done between 1994 and 1998 showed there was no increased risk of breast cancer in current or former users of birth control pills.

In general, most studies have not found an overall increased risk of breast cancer due to the use of oral contraceptives.

 

I try not to call them "lifers"; it's misleading and just encourages them

 

That was prior to 1975 according to your article. The study in the Mayo Clinic journal used studies conducted between 1980-2002.

From the article I linked: "Dr. Chris Kahlenborn, lead author of the report, said his entire team believes the standards of informed consent demand that women must be warned of the potential risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer before they take oral contraceptives, in a press release from the Polycarp Research Institute."

You see? No one is trying to take away anyone's birth control pills. Why shouldn't a woman be informed of potential risks before she makes a decision?

 

As long as the risks are truthfully explained, then there's no problem at all.