Increased Breast Cancer Risk Following Long-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy

“Are you taking or did you take hormones? If yes, which hormone medication and for how long? When did you stop taking hormone replacement medication?” 3,464 breast cancer patients and 6,657 healthy women between the ages of 50 and 74 years participated in a large survey and elicited detailed information about hormone replacement medications they are taking or used to take for relief of menopausal symptoms.

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Filed under: Endocrinology on June 1st, 2008