MEDiscuss • Medical News • Oral contraceptive use associated with increased risk of breast cancer in African-American women, study finds

Researchers have reported that African-American women who use oral contraceptives have a greater likelihood of developing breast cancer than nonusers. The study results were based on data from the Black Women's Health Study, a large follow-up study of 59,000 African-American women from across the US conducted by investigators at the Slone Epidemiology Center since 1995.