title: By the way, doctor. I have recently lost a cousin in her mid-forties to melanoma. She was fair-skinned and had a family history of melanoma and other cancers. Doctors suggested there might be a connection between her oral contraceptive, Loestrin, and the melanoma. Could this be true?
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Nicholson
mesh_terms: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009640:Norethindrone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D003277:Contraceptives, Oral, Combined; D004338:Drug Combinations; C020416:norethindrone acetate, ethinyl estradiol, ferrous fumarate drug combination; D004997:Ethinyl Estradiol; D009640:Norethindrone