Person: Valerie Beral

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Pill reduces womb cancer risk, major study finds

Taking the contraceptive pill for even just a few years can reduce the risk of womb cancer according to a major study.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2015

Study: Pill cuts ovarian cancer risk long-term

TAKING the contraceptive pill provides women with “substantial long-term protection” against ovarian cancer, research suggests.

Sat, 26 Jan, 2008

Women urged to weigh up HRT risks

WOMEN in Ireland are being encouraged to weigh up the risks and benefits of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used to treat the symptoms of menopause.

Fri, 20 Apr, 2007

Study discounts reliable link between abortion and breast cancer

CLAIMS that abortion does not increase the risk of breast cancer were upheld by findings yesterday.

Fri, 26 Mar, 2004

Combined HRT users 'twice as likely to develop breast cancer'

Women who use a certain type of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are twice as likely to develop breast cancer as those who do not use any form of HRT at all, research showed today.

Fri, 08 Aug, 2003