Every type of hormonal contraception dramatically increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found.

Scientists have previously linked the combined contraceptive Pill – which is made up of oestrogen and progestogen – to a 20 per cent increase in developing the disease, while similarly high rates have been identified in the coil and contraceptive implants.

According to a new study by researchers from the University of Oxford, even the new generation of hormonal contraceptives can be just as dangerous.