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BREASTHEALTH: Study firmly ties HRT to breast cancer - December 16, 2008

From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:22:16 -0600 (CST)


Thanks to Liz for sending me this information!

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS; December 15, 2008 -- According to its authors, a new study lays out the strongest evidence yet that prolonged use of hormone replacement during menopause is tied to breast cancer.

Taking menopause hormones for five years doubles the risk for breast cancer, according to a new analysis of a big federal study that reveals the most dramatic evidence yet of the dangers of these still-popular pills.

Even women who took estrogen and progestin pills for as little as a couple of years had a greater chance of getting cancer. And when they stopped taking them, their odds quickly improved, returning to a normal risk level roughly two years after quitting.

In the second part of the federal study, researchers observed just 16,121 women who had already been on hormones for an average of seven years and another group of 25,328 women who had never used them. No results on breast cancer risk in these women have been given until now.

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http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=6553172

Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator http://www.hopeforfibroids.org




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