birth control and risks

My concern is related to birth control and breast cancer risk. My doctor has recommended the birth control patch for pms problems (anxiety, headaches, insomnia, mental fog, palpitations ect). These problems get pretty bad. Enough that it affects my life on a monthly basis. Usually it starts about 4-5 days prior to the onset of my menses and peaks during my cycle and then slowly subsides lasting about a full two weeks. One of my concerns is a family history of breast cancer(maternal grandma had two episodes, one in each breast with a radical mastectomy on each)Does birth control increase risk? Also I had a lot of problems about 12 years ago when I tried bc pills I felt horrible. I don't need to take bc to avoid pregnancy as my husband has had a vasectomy. Do you think, given my history and with the lowered dose of hormones in bc these days that trying the patch is it? It has also been recommended by a holistic MD to take sublingual progesterone on days 3-11 since I had taken a saivary hormone test and it showed "estrogen dominance". Would this be a better approach and are there risks involved in relation to breast cancer? I am hesitant on either for various reasons and any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thank-You

[CCF-RN,MSN-rf]

Dear Dracee322:  Current research does not implicate bc pills as a cause of breast cancer.  It is thought that the doses of hormones are low enough that they are fairly well tolerated.  You should discuss the correct options for managing your PMS with your physician/gynecologist.  As this is a breast cancer forum.  These issues are not our expertise.