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Title: New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer
Post by: Natasha on December 15, 2008, 05:16:56 PM
Post by: Natasha on December 15, 2008, 05:16:56 PM
New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer
http://www.physorg.com/news148479911.html (http://www.physorg.com/news148479911.html)
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
12/14/2008
(AP) -- 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.
http://www.physorg.com/news148479911.html (http://www.physorg.com/news148479911.html)
MARILYNN MARCHIONE
12/14/2008
(AP) -- 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.