dr. jennifer ashton is here and dr. ashton, tell us about this study. but us women not necessarily. >> exactly and the word needs to be repeated. this has to get out. this is all about the noncontraceptive benefits to the pill. this latest study reinforces what we have known for decades. but this study represented the longest follow-up and looked at 46,000 women, followed them up to 44 years. massive study and found that the risks of certain types of cancers were dramatically reduced talking lower risk of ovarian cancer and endometrial which is a type of uterine cancer and colorectal cancer. flip side, taking the pill does slightly increase the risk of developing a blood clot and some studies though not this one have then a slight increase in the risk of cervical cancer and breast cancer but the breast cancer risk returns back to baseline after a woman stops taking the pill. >> can you explain why the pill has some of these medicinal benefits other than preventing pregnancy. >> we call it chemo prevention when you talk about the risk reducing. it has to

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dr. jennifer ashton to explain. >> rare type of cancer called large cel liymphoma.ake a look at these numbers. the fda has tracked 359 cases of implant associated lymphoma. most of these cases seem to be in the texture or gummy bear variety of these implants. an increased risk of a rare event is still a rare event. >> coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00, dr. ashton will break down the signs and symptoms. >>> we're going to take a look at our rainy forecast now from mike nicco. mike, you say that most of it at least for now is done for a lot of us? >> for a lot of us. it's the south bay that's having the biggest issue. but when the storm rolled through, alhambra valley parkway it was just enough with the leaves on there catching that heavy rain water to topple this tree. and looks like it closed the street for a while in martinez. all right, so let's talk about what's going on right now. hopefully we won't see more of that but it's possible. friday, i've been watching sfo like a hawk this morning. usually we get flight arrival delays this kind of weather. so

dr. jennifer ashton is here to break it down. surprising results. >> right.ave in this country with sodium which we know can contribute to high blood pressure and deaths from heart attack and strokes. we're not doing so welch the average american getting about 3,400 milligrams a day of sodium. the recommended target, 2,300. if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, drop that number even more to 1,500 and 2,000 and the number one salty food. >> you're pointing because -- >> bread. >> it's bread. >> so, you don't think of this, but you have to now because you're getting a big amount of sodium from bread. >> so, what other foods surprised you? >> 70% of our sodium intake is coming from actually just 25 foods which is good because the more aware we are of that, the more we can minimize our intake. the three that surprised me, omelets. these are -- i'm having one right after the show and that's probably in preparation of the omelet. they're putting a lot of salt in. cereals and then condiments. >> sweet foods. >> sweet foods but this is before you reach for

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dr. jennifer ashton is joining us this morning with what you need to know. incident in los angeles wyclef jean handcuffed detained after what he says was racial profiling. he's now calling for a formal investigation into the los angeles sheriff's department and he will be here live with us in the morning -- in the studio this morning. that's all coming up here on "gma," matt and tam. >> we'll look forward to that. thank you robin. >> trying to get off to work, we're starting to back up on the roads like 422. you can see that heavy traffic from approaching oaks to 23. problems in new jersey, disabled vehicle on the left lane on 295 and southbound past 42. northbound near the black horse pike there's a new accident on the shoulder, dave. >> temperatures still dropping this morning, karen, winds are rising and we're dressing the kids in winter gear even though numbers are in the 40's. they're on their way down. 30's in allentown. these numbers also crashing as we speak and we'll probably be down closer to the freezing mark by about 7 o'clock or 8 o'clock this m

dr. jennifer ashton is here with those details. what is the fda saying? >> this is about a link between breast implants and a low but increased risk of a rare type of cancer called large cell lymphoma. take a look at these numbers. over the past six years there have been 1.8 million implant surgeries done in the country and the fda tracked 359 cases of implant associated lymphoma that included nine deaths. most seem to be in the texture or gummy bear variety of the implants but when you look at these increased risk of a rare event is still a rare event. >> as we know this isn't the only risk associated with breast implant. >> no such thing as zero risk. possible complications with regular breast implant surgery, bleeding, infection, leak or rupture of the implants. scar tissue. when you talk about the signs and symptoms of this implant associated lymphoma talking about pain, swelling, a lump, asymmetry but overall the vast majority of women do very, very well. >> so what do they need to know? >> educate, educate. if you have an implant or getting one, kno