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Do birth control pills increase the risk of breast cancer if you skip the placebos?
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No: A placebo is a pill without any active ingredients. Skipping them has no consequence. However, taking birth control pills does increase your risk of developing breast cancer because of the hormones found in them.
Answered 9/17/2013
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Yes: Placebo, by definition, has no pharmacologic effect.
Answered 9/28/2016
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