Originally published August 6 2005
The Pill and HRT increase the risk of cancer, WHO says
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The World Health Organization has reviewed published scientific evidence on the Pill and HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), and has toughened its classification of both to say they do cause cancer. The WHO says the Pill slightly increases the risk of breast, cervical and liver cancer, and that HRT increases the risk of breast cancer and uterine cancer.
Hormone replacements have been moved from the category "possibly carcinogenic to humans" to "carcinogenic to humans" following the new findings from the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
The Pill has been found to raise the risk of breast, cervix and liver cancer but lower the risk of womb and ovarian cancer but the agency, which is part of the WHO, also found 10 years after use, cancer risks appeared the same for users and "never-users" of oral contraceptives.
The research conducted by 21 scientists from around the world involved hormone replacements and contraceptive pills containing combined estrogen and progestogen.
Australian women are said to be abandoning hormone replacement therapies in droves following news of the study.
Use of the drugs involved has reportedly dropped by two-thirds, but authorities are urging women to consult their doctors before dropping the drugs.
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