Investigating the link between the Pill and cancer |
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| Authors: | Phil Hannaford |
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| Institution: | 'After training as a general practitioner Phil Hannaford joined the RCGP Manchester Research Unit where he developed his interest in epidemiology and women's health issues. Other research interests include work into cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pain and other symptoms. He continues to maintain and analyse the RCGP Oral Contraception Study to study a variety of questions about women's health. |
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| Abstract: | Does the contraceptive pill increase the risk of cancer? The question has been asked ever since the pill was introduced, and is one that must worry almost every woman in the country. Small wonder that when the results of a long-term study, which began 40 years ago, came out in the autumn it made front-page headlines. As Phil Hannaford explains, answering the question was not straightforward. |
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