Qs......! - drtdhrob

[ArchivalUser]

A 40 year old mother of 3 has been using oral contraceptives since she was 35 years old. Her brother was recently diagnosed as having a tumour in his liver. She is worried about the risks of taking oral contraceptives. Which of the following tumours is most likely to have an increased incidence after taking oral contraceptives?

a) hepatic adenoma
b) renal cell carcinoma
c) ovarian carcinoma
d) follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland
e) breast carcinoma

[ArchivalUser]

I would say A

[ArchivalUser]

why not e....? womens who are in risk for developing breast CA are advised for progesterone only pills instead of combined...?

[ArchivalUser]

AA

this concept is given in UW i think. Women on OCP's are at an increased risk for hepatic adenomas.

Estrogen is a risk factor for breast ca. OCP's are a combo of estrogen and progesterone- so no increased risk

OCP's decrease the risk of ovarian ca