According to a BBC report, an Oxford University team which conducted the research has said the pill's rising popularity meant 30,000 new cases will soon be avoided each year. The findings have been based on analysis of 45 previous studies.

The report quoting a Lancet story said that calls for the pill to be available without prescription have now been strengthened following the conclusions listed by the study. Medical experts now endorse more widespread over-the-counter access to contraceptive pills, which have been found to be an effective mechanism to prevent cancer and save women’s lives.

It has been pointed out that a link between oral contraceptives and lower rates of ovarian cancer had been established long ago. However, the present study provides the most detailed attempts to work out how effective it is for a woman. The report says that though the dose of hormones in the 1960s and 1970s pill was roughly double the amount in today's versions, this did not seem to make a difference to the level of protection offered. Protection against cancer can continue decades after a woman has stopped taking the pill, the report added quoting the researchers who undertook the study.

The eventual reduction in ovarian cancer is bigger than any increase in other types of cancer caused by the pill. The study will reassure all women who have taken the pill or are currently taking it. The Lancet, meanwhile, has also strongly endorsed more widespread over-the-counter access to the preventive agent that can not only prevent cancers but also demonstrably save the lives of tens of thousands of women.

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