Editing Combined oral contraceptive pill (section)

===Breast cancer===

The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) does not recommend the use of combined oral contraceptive pills in women with breast cancer.<ref name="pmid27467196">{{cite journal |vauthors=Curtis KM, Tepper NK, Jatlaoui TC, Berry-Bibee E, Horton LG, Zapata LB, Simmons KB, Pagano HP, Jamieson DJ, Whiteman MK |date=July 2016 |title=U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2016 |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/pdfs/rr6503.pdf |journal=MMWR. Recommendations and Reports |volume=65 |issue=3 |pages=1–103 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.rr6503a1 |pmid=27467196 |issn=1057-5987 |doi-access=free |title-link=doi |access-date=11 February 2024 |archive-date=16 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016231003/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/rr/pdfs/rr6503.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Tepper NK, Curtis KM, Cox S, Whiteman MK | title = Update to U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2016: Updated Recommendations for the Use of Contraception Among Women at High Risk for HIV Infection | journal = MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report | volume = 69 | issue = 14 | pages = 405–410 | date = April 2020 | pmid = 32271729 | pmc = 7147901 | doi = 10.15585/mmwr.mm6914a3 | url = https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6914a3-H.pdf | doi-access = free | title-link = doi | access-date = 11 February 2024 | archive-date = 9 June 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230609055201/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6914a3-H.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref> Since combined oral contraceptive pills contain both estrogen and progestin, they are not recommended to be used in those with hormonally-sensitive cancers, including some types of breast cancer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Is There a Link Between Birth Control Pills and Higher Breast Cancer Risk? |url=https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/study-questions-birth-control-and-risk |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=www.breastcancer.org |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171723/https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/study-questions-birth-control-and-risk |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Unreliable medical source|date=February 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Pernambuco-Holsten |first=Christina |title=Birth Control and Cancer Risk: 6 Things You Should Know |url=https://www.mskcc.org/news/birth-control-and-cancer-risk |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |date=25 September 2018 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173430/https://www.mskcc.org/news/birth-control-and-cancer-risk |url-status=live }}</ref> Non-hormonal contraceptive methods, such as the Copper IUD or condoms,<ref>{{cite web |title=What are the best birth control options that aren't hormonal? |url=https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/ask-experts/what-are-the-best-birth-control-options-that-arent-hormonal |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=Planned Parenthood |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171208/https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/ask-experts/what-are-the-best-birth-control-options-that-arent-hormonal |url-status=live }}</ref> should be the first-line contraceptive choice for these patients instead of combined oral contraceptive pills.<ref>{{cite web |title=Do Hormonal Contraceptives Increase Breast Cancer Risk? |url=https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/do-hormonal-contraceptives-increase-risk |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=www.breastcancer.org |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172638/https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/do-hormonal-contraceptives-increase-risk |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Unreliable medical source|date=February 2024}}