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Title: Even After Stopping HRT, Risks Linger
Post by: Shana A on March 05, 2008, 09:40:52 AM
Post by: Shana A on March 05, 2008, 09:40:52 AM
Even After Stopping HRT, Risks Linger
First Follow of Landmark Hormone Study Finds Heart Risks Fade but New Cancers Arise
By LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
March 4, 2008
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlus/story?id=4387084&page=1 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlus/story?id=4387084&page=1)
CHICAGO (AP) - The first follow-up of a landmark study of hormone use after menopause shows heart problems linked with the pills seem to fade after women stop taking them, while surprising new cancer risks appear.
First Follow of Landmark Hormone Study Finds Heart Risks Fade but New Cancers Arise
By LINDSEY TANNER
AP Medical Writer
March 4, 2008
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlus/story?id=4387084&page=1 (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlus/story?id=4387084&page=1)
CHICAGO (AP) - The first follow-up of a landmark study of hormone use after menopause shows heart problems linked with the pills seem to fade after women stop taking them, while surprising new cancer risks appear.