“…women for whom the maximum induction period might have passed, observed a decreased risk of breast cancer when OC use a Adjusted for age at menarche (£12, 13-14, ‡15 years), age at first birth and parity (nulliparous, <30 years, ‡30 years and one child, ‡30 years and two or more children), family history of breast cancer, BMI (continuous variable), frequency of pap smear exams (i.e. percentage of questionnaires reporting a pap smear exam), history of benign breast disease, alcohol consumption (£2.5 g/day, >2.5 g/day, missing), time since menopause (<5 years, [5][6][7][8][9][10] years, ‡10 years). Further adjusted for OC use (never/ever) or HRT use (never/ever), depending on the variable(s) studied.…”