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The Pill Reduces Ovarian Cancer Risk for 30 Years

Monday, January 28, 2008 5:00 No Comments

Ovarian cancer is a frightening disease. Difficult to detect on typical gynecologic exams, and often asymptomatic until the advanced stages, ovarian cancer is frequently detected too late. It has long been known that oral contraceptive (”the pill”) use reduces the risk of ovarian cancer. What we didn’t know is what happened after [...]

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