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After Years of Fear, the Pill is Declared a Health Protector

October 26, 2004

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - MILLIONS of women who have lived in fear that taking the Pill could seriously damage their health were finally told yesterday that they need not worry.

For years studies have linked oral contraceptives with an increased risk of stroke, breast cancer and cervical cancer.

But yesterday dramatic findings from the biggest study of its kind demonstrated a u-turn in thinking.

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