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Hormonal contraceptives linked to increased breast cancer risk, study finds

Breast cancer is the UK’s most common type of cancer, with approximately 56,000 new cases each year

The Independent UK

New contraceptive pill can slightly increase risk of breast cancer, study suggests

The risk of an average 30-year-old woman not on the Pill developing breast cancer was 0.8%, which increased to 0.9% for those using either form of contraceptive Pill

Daily Mirror

Martina Navratilova tells Piers Morgan she used 'tennis mode' to win 'match point' vs cancer

18-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Navratilova has opened up about being "cancer-free" in an interview with Piers Morgan, having been diagnosed with stage one throat and breast cancer in January

Daily Mirror

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Understudied Hormonal Birth Control Pill Linked to Cancer — But It’s Complicated

A study from the University of Oxford evaluates how hormonal birth control, including combination and progestogen-only pills, increase risk for breast cancer.

Inverse

Breast cancer: progestogen-only and combined birth control both increase risk – here’s what you need to know

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide, with around 2.3 million women diagnosed with the disease every year. In the UK alone, it is estimated that one in seven women will develop breast cancer at some point in their lifetime.

The Conversation

All hormonal contraceptives ‘carry small increased risk of breast cancer’

Research finds use of progestogen is associated with a 20-30% higher risk but this falls after no longer taking it

The Guardian - UK

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer – study

But experts suggest the benefits of taking the contraceptives may outweigh the risk of taking the pill.

The Independent UK

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Billie Jean King 'so happy' for Martina Navratilova as the tennis pro says she's 'cancer-free' after throat and breast cancer diagnosis

Martina Navratilova is 'cancer free' after simultaneous treatment for two forms of cancer as she admits she didn't think she'd see Christmas

Woman & Home

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova says she is now free of throat and breast cancer

The Czech-American tennis legend says she is cancer-free, nearly four months after announcing she had been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer.

ABC News

24% higher cancer rates found in military pilots, ground crews, Pentagon study finds

Air crew members had an 87% higher rate of melanoma and 39% higher rate of thyroid cancer. Men had a 16% higher rate of prostate cancer and women a 16% higher rate of breast cancer.

Chicago Sun-Times

Single mum with terminal cancer asks best pal to look after 11-year-old when she dies

When single mum Hayley Morse, 42, was told her breast cancer was terminal her one fear was what would happen to her only child, 11-year-old Lucy - but her friend Claire Way promised to help

Daily Mirror

Julia Bradbury says she is ‘grateful for every single day’ after breast cancer diagnosis

The Countryfile host was diagnosed with the condition in September 2021 and underwent a mastectomy

The Independent UK

'I had a double mastectomy because my mum and sister had died from breast cancer but I was left feeling cheated'

Bami Adenipekun said, 'I felt like I had been run over by a car', when she spoke to doctors after the operation

Wales Online

Mum-of-two with 'itchy' collarbone given just months to live after heartbreaking diagnosis

Tiffany Ryan, 37 went to the doctors in April last year with an itchy muscular knot below her collarbone and was informed she had breast cancer which later spread to her lungs and pelvis.

Daily Record

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Evening Standard

Jacqueline Gold dead: Ann Summers founder dies at the age of 62 after breast cancer battle

She died surrounded by her loved ones, following a seven-year battle with advanced breast cancer

The Independent UK

Jacqueline Gold death: Ann Summers founder dies aged 62

The businesswoman had been undergoing treatment for breast cancer for the past seven years

Wales Online

Ann Summers founder Jacqueline Gold has died at the age of 62

The businesswoman died on Thursday evening after seven years of treatment for breast cancer

Daily Mirror

One in three eligible women have not had breast cancer screening in three years

Screening is vital for picking up cancer at an early stage and improving survival rates - but there are stark difference in take-up between different parts of the country

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'I visited my GP because I was tired and discovered I had breast cancer'

Now Mary O’Callaghan wants to raise awareness around the topic for Irish Cancer Society's Daffodil Day

Dynamite News

Study reveals how tomosynthesis better at detecting breast cancer

In a study of over a million women, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) revealed better breast cancer screening results than regular digital mammography alone. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Major scientific breakthrough could stop breast cancer returning

Research funded by Breast Cancer Now reveals how secondary breast cancer forms and how it might be prevented

Wales Online

Research to prevent breast cancer ‘time bomb’ published

Research to prevent what scientists have called a breast cancer ‘time bomb’ have been published. A study into why breast cancer cells that have spread to the lungs may wake up following years of sleep and form incurable tumours has been carried out,

The Independent UK

Scientists discover a new way to help prevent breast cancer ‘time bomb’

Patients with the most common type of breast cancer have a continued risk of their cancer recurring in another part of their body for many years.

The Independent UK

Scientific breakthrough could prevent breast cancer ‘time bomb’

Research funded by Breast Cancer Now and published in the journal Nature Cancer has revealed how secondary breast cancer forms and how it might be prevented

Wales Online

Mum and daughter diagnosed with breast cancer within week of each other

“Both our worlds were thrown upside down and set on fire”

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