HRT and Breast Cancer

The decline in HRT use has been linked to a decrease in the indicence of breast cancer. Learn more.

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Decline in HRT Use Linked to Drop in Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- When millions of U.S. women tossed out their prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy in 2002, the rates of breast cancer started dropping almost immediately, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.
First HRT Award Comes Down: $1.5 Million
A jury awarded an Arkansas woman the first HRT award -- $1.5 million -- finding Wyeth's hormone replacement therapy drug Prempro responsible for her breast cancer, writes Expert Patient PJ Hamel. Learn more.
HRT Debate Not Over Yet
TUESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The recent news that a precipitous decline in the incidence of breast cancer in the United States might be due to women turning away from hormone replacement therapy has some experts worried that the link between the two might have been overstated.

HRT for Menopause: Not for Everyone… But Maybe for You?
Expert Patient PJ Hamel discusses how to interpret the new research findings linking HRT use and rates of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Rates Drop in U.S.
THURSDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of breast cancer in the United States dropped precipitously in 2003, and new research suggests the downward trend was the result of millions of women discontinuing use of hormone replacement therapy.

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