Breast Cancer Research News for Hormone Therapy and The Birth Control Pill

by   Cathy is a Licensed Acupuncturist, herbalist and women's health advocate and entrepreneur.  She is the author of   "Stop Your Bitching...Naturally! The Step By Step Guide to  Balance Your Hormones & End PMS and Menstrual Cramps".  She is also the founder of Pacific Herbs a wellness company with Traditional Chinese medicinal herbs.   Find more articles and information and Pacific Herbs products go to PacHerbs.com.

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There has been a movement away from hormone replacement therapy in the last 10 years
since studies have shown they increase women's risk for cancer and other health issues.

Yet, women have NOT associated the same risks with the birth control pill even though
the pill contains the same artificial hormone progestin. New research now proves a definitive link
between the artificial hormone progestin and breast cancer.

The "Pill" has always been a controversial subject. The birth control pill has liberated
women from unwanted pregnancy yet, throughout Scandanavia and other parts of
Europe the NON-hormonal IUD continues to be the most popular type of birth control
method.

Learn about the definitive research connecting the artificial hormone progestin to
increased risks of breast cancer.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20881962
NIH - National Institute of Health - Study abstract from: IMBA, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030 Vienna, Austria.

Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Press Release
COPY THIS LINK:
http://www.imba.oeaw.ac.at/news-media/news/news/osteoclast-differentiation-factor-rankl-controls-development-of-progestin-driven-mammary-cancer/

"Progestins, used in contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, have been epidemiographically linked to breast cancer."

International Journal of Nature: COPY THIS LINK:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7320/full/nature09387.html

Nature. 2010 Nov 4;468(7320):98-102. doi: 10.1038/nature09387. Epub 2010 Sep 29.
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Women need all the information when it comes to the pills they are putting into their bodies. Today we have younger and younger women being diagnosed with breast cancer. We need to focus and learn more preventive strategies. Education truly does lead to empowerment. Now we have research which shows the artificial hormone progestin is a risk factor for breast cancer we need to give women the facts. We have an epidemic of young girls using the birth control pill for heavy menstrual cramps and acne, not prevention of pregnancy. It's time they be given all the information on these drugs. There are safe alternatives for period cramps, menopause symptoms and acne which are all reasons why women turn to these hormone therapies. It's time we women take control of our own bodies and learn how we can prevent breast cancer and other deadly diseases. Let's spread the idea that in prevention we have power.