whether hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of breast cancer

March 2000

Two new studies are stirring up more fears about whether hormone replacement therapy increases the risk of breast cancer.

Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) is associated with a SMALL increased risk of breast cancer in current or recent users.

It was hoped that adding a progestin might help protect against breast cancer...but now it seems the opposite may be true.

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