Originally Posted by 1069

Not really, because the breast cancer risk is quite low for women of reproductive age (and really low for women under 35- and many ob/gyns don't recommend that women over 35 take the pill, as other contraceptive methods are safer for them).
Taking the pill does not increase one's lifetime breast cancer risk, only one's risk while one is actually on the pill, which is quite minimal.

However, it does offer lifetime protection against ovarian cancer.
Furthermore, a great many women survive breast cancer, but very few survive ovarian cancer. It's a far more deadly disease, statistically speaking.