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Here are two more ways to reduce your cancer risk. The first large study says that you reduce your risk of getting ovarian cancer by 48%, if you took birth control pills for more than 5 years any time in your past -- the longer you took them, the better. This has been known for a long time. It's one of the best ways to protect you if you have ovarian cancer in your family. The ring and patch should also work.
December 10, 2002
After Stopping Oral Contraceptives, Protection Against Ovarian Cancer Persists
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Dec 05 - The protective effect of oral contraceptive (OC) use against ovarian cancer is consistent across demographic strata and persists long after discontinuation, according to a report in the November issue of the International Journal of Cancer.
"Several epidemiologic studies have reported a protective effect of OCs on ovarian cancer," Dr. Christine Bosetti, of Istituto di Richerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri," Milan, Italy, and colleagues note.
The researchers examined the time relation between OC use and the risk of ovarian cancer in a reanalysis of six case-control studies conducted between 1978 and 1999. The pooled data included 2768 incident cases of epithelial ovarian cancer and 6274 hospital control subjects younger than 70 years of age.
Ever-users of OCs had a reduced risk of ovarian cancer compared to never-users (odds ratio [OR] = 0.66), the investigators found. There was a stronger risk reduction among women who had used OCs for at least 5 years compared to those who had used OCs for less than 5 years (OR = 0.42 and 0.83, respectively).
Int J Cancer 2002;102:262-265.
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A second study reported recently says that eating pizza could lower your risk of cancer of the intestinal tract, including colon cancer.
Pizza could help stave off some forms of cancer
July 21, 2003
Pizza could help stave off some forms of cancer
July 21, 2003
There is good news for lovers of pizza from a study that has found eating the hugely popular meal regularly could help stave off certain forms of cancer.
The eating habits of more than 3 000 Italians who had cancer of the stomach or digestive tract were monitored and compared with a sample of about 5 000 people with other diseases.
According to the study, the risks of getting mouth cancer plunged by as much as 34%, those of oesophagal cancer by 59% and those of colon cancer by 26%. It was suggested that the secret appeared to be connected to the preventive properties of the humble tomato.
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