by intern Anne Marie<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nPerhaps the best-kept secret of modern medicine is the link between oral contraceptives and increased breast cancer risk.<\/p>\n
While combined oral contraceptives, better known as\u00a0The Pill<\/strong>, rank as Group I carcinogens according to a\u00a02005 report released by the\u00a0International Agency for Research on Cancer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Preamble here<\/a>), an arm of the\u00a0World Health Organization<\/strong>, doctors continue to routinely prescribe the pill for a variety of conditions, ranging from acne to birth control (American Cancer Society<\/strong><\/em>, 2008<\/a>)\u2026. Read more...<\/a> (334 words, 1 image, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\nThis is a preview of
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