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Kevin Knopf, MD

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posted 04/20/2007, comments (0)

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Incidence: Interpreting the Latest Study

Dr. Ravdin et al published a very impressive article in this week's New England Journal of Medicine on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and breast cancer rates.They showed that the incidence (number of new cases) of breast cancer decreased in women who were 50 years of age or older from 2002 through the end of 2004. They tie this to... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/01/2007, comments (0)

First HRT Award Comes Down: $1.5 Million

Breast cancer and HRT? Uh-oh, here we go again.That must be what the legal and financial folks at behemoth drug maker Wyeth are thinking, after a January 29 decision in which a state jury in Philadelphia ordered Wyeth to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damage, the result of a suit brought against the company by an Arkansas woman and her husband... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/30/2007, comments (0)

HRT for Menopause: Not for Everyone… But Maybe for You?

A stunning report in the December 15, 2006 New York Times, citing strong evidence linking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with breast cancer, spawned a tidal wave of media coverage. It seems every paper across America picked up the story, which came out of the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The news detailed long-term results of... Read more Chevron

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