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Does hormonal contraception increase the risk of breast cancer?

OBG Manag. 2018 February;30(2):16-17

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Mørch, LS, Skovlund CW, Hannaford PC, et al. Contemporary hormonal contraception and the risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(23):2228-2239.
GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet. 2016;388(10053):1775-1812.
Bassuk SS, Manson JE. Oral contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy: relative and attributable risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other health outcomes. Ann Epidemiol. 2015;25(3):193-200.
Hunter D. Oral contraceptives and the small increased risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(23):2276-2277.
American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2015-2016. Atlanta, Georgia: American Cancer Society, Inc; 2015.
Sonfield A. What the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality forgets to tell Americans about how to protect their sexual and reproductive health. Womens Health Issues. 2015;25(1):1-2.
Brown SS, Eisenberg L. The best intentions: Unintended pregnancy and the wellbeing of children and families. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1995:50-90.
Klein JD; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence. Adolescent pregnancy: current trends and issues. Pediatrics. 2005;116(1):281-286.
Logan C, Holcombe E, Manlove J, Ryan S. The consequences of unintended childbearing. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Child Trends. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b353/b02ae6cad716a7f64ca48b3edae63544c03e.pdf. Published May 2007. Accessed January 11, 2018.
Finer LB, Sonfield A. The evidence mounts on the benefits of preventing unintended pregnancy. Contraception. 2013;87(2):126-127.
Trussell J, Henry N, Hassan F, Prezioso A, Law A, Filonenko A. Burden of unintended pregnancy in the United States: potential savings with increased use of long-acting reversible contraception. Contraception. 2013;87(2):154-161.
Sonfield A, Kost K. Public costs from unintended pregnancy and the role of public insurance program in paying for pregnancy and infant care: Estimates for 2008. Guttmacher Institute. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/public-costs-of-UP.pdf. Published October 2013. Accessed January 15, 2018.
Forrest JD, Singh S. Public-sector savings resulting from expenditures for contraceptive services. Fam Plann Perspect. 1990;22(1):6-15.
Sonfield A, Kost K. Public costs from unintended pregnancies and the role of public insurance programs in paying for pregnancy-related care: National and state estimates for 2010. Guttmacher Institute; 2015. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/public-costs-of-UP-2010.pdf. Accessed January 29, 2018.
Finer LB, Zolna MR. Declines in unintended pregnancy in the United States, 2008-2011. N Engl J Med. 2016;374(9):843-852.
Cortessis VK, Barrett M, Brown Wade N, et al. Intrauterine device use and cervical cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(6):1226-1236.

References

Mørch, LS, Skovlund CW, Hannaford PC, et al. Contemporary hormonal contraception and the risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(23):2228-2239.
GBD 2015 Maternal Mortality Collaborators. Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Lancet. 2016;388(10053):1775-1812.
Bassuk SS, Manson JE. Oral contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy: relative and attributable risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other health outcomes. Ann Epidemiol. 2015;25(3):193-200.
Hunter D. Oral contraceptives and the small increased risk of breast cancer. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(23):2276-2277.
American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2015-2016. Atlanta, Georgia: American Cancer Society, Inc; 2015.
Sonfield A. What the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality forgets to tell Americans about how to protect their sexual and reproductive health. Womens Health Issues. 2015;25(1):1-2.
Brown SS, Eisenberg L. The best intentions: Unintended pregnancy and the wellbeing of children and families. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 1995:50-90.
Klein JD; American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Adolescence. Adolescent pregnancy: current trends and issues. Pediatrics. 2005;116(1):281-286.
Logan C, Holcombe E, Manlove J, Ryan S. The consequences of unintended childbearing. The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Child Trends. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b353/b02ae6cad716a7f64ca48b3edae63544c03e.pdf. Published May 2007. Accessed January 11, 2018.
Finer LB, Sonfield A. The evidence mounts on the benefits of preventing unintended pregnancy. Contraception. 2013;87(2):126-127.
Trussell J, Henry N, Hassan F, Prezioso A, Law A, Filonenko A. Burden of unintended pregnancy in the United States: potential savings with increased use of long-acting reversible contraception. Contraception. 2013;87(2):154-161.
Sonfield A, Kost K. Public costs from unintended pregnancy and the role of public insurance program in paying for pregnancy and infant care: Estimates for 2008. Guttmacher Institute. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/public-costs-of-UP.pdf. Published October 2013. Accessed January 15, 2018.
Forrest JD, Singh S. Public-sector savings resulting from expenditures for contraceptive services. Fam Plann Perspect. 1990;22(1):6-15.
Sonfield A, Kost K. Public costs from unintended pregnancies and the role of public insurance programs in paying for pregnancy-related care: National and state estimates for 2010. Guttmacher Institute; 2015. http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/public-costs-of-UP-2010.pdf. Accessed January 29, 2018.
Finer LB, Zolna MR. Declines in unintended pregnancy in the United States, 2008-2011. N Engl J Med. 2016;374(9):843-852.
Cortessis VK, Barrett M, Brown Wade N, et al. Intrauterine device use and cervical cancer risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(6):1226-1236.

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