Study shows breastfeeding, birth control may reduce ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA mutations

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) Breastfeeding, tubal ligation -- also known as having one's 'tubes tied' -- and oral contraceptives may lower the risk of ovarian cancer for some women with BRCA gene mutations, according to a comprehensive analysis from a team at the University of Pennsylvania's Basser Research Center for BRCA and the Abramson Cancer Center. The findings, a meta-analysis of 44 existing peer-reviewed studies, are published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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