Taking contraceptive pill for five years doubles risk of brain tumour, warn scientists

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Taking the pill for at least five years more than doubles the risk of developing a brain tumour, a study has shown. Scientists say that hormonal contraception, particularly progestogen-only methods such as the micro-pill, increased the chance of glioma.......
Period22. Jan 2015

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