
A study out of Denmark published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology showed a link between the use of hormonal contraception (“the Pill”) and a type of brain tumor called glioma. The study found that women who have taken birth control pills at any point had a 50 percent higher chance of developing a tumor in their lifetime.
Brittany Maynard, who became known last year for her advocacy for assisted suicide and eventual death, was stricken with a tumor in the glioma family.
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