Browsing All posts tagged under »cancer«

What do Asbestos and Oral Contraceptives Have In Common?

July 15, 2012 by

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They are both Group 1 Carcinogens according to the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer’s 2011 Report.

Breast Cancer and Oral Contraceptives

July 12, 2012 by

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From Breast Cancer and the Pill The Pill increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer. Why? Because oral contraceptives cause a significantly higher rate of breast cell division, and in general, cells that divide more rapidly are more likely to become cancerous. By how much? According to the 2009 study Risk Factors for Triple-Negative Breast […]

Hormone Contents in Oral Contraceptives are Carcinogens

July 12, 2012 by

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From pro-choice website Livestrong: Types of Birth Control Pills & Their Hormone Doses There are two main types of oral contraceptive birth control pills (OCPs): pills containing a combination of ethinyl estradiol (EE, a synthetic form of estrogen) and progestin (a synthetic form of progesterone), and pills containing only progestin. The method of action is […]

Oral Contraceptives: Group 1 Carcinogen

July 12, 2012 by

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Don’t Lie To Women!

June 23, 2012 by

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Cayetano/Cabral/Salonga vs the RH Bill

April 29, 2011 by

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DZIQ: Oral contraceptives have ‘more health benefits’—ex-DoH chief What exactly are the greater health benefits with using oral contraceptives, Dr. Cabral? Does anyone become healthier by using hormonal OCPs? This is “essential medicine”? When asked whether it was true that oral contraceptives posed a higher risk of breast cancer, Cabral answered in the affirmative but […]

Into the Light: Protecting Health and Lives of Mothers

April 9, 2011 by

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Let's talk about what it would really take to protect the health and lives of Filipino women. And no, it won't take the RH Bill to do it.

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