Decrease in breast cancer rates likely reflect HRT reduction and saturation of mammography
... Previous studies have suggested a link between HRT use and breast cancer. Ahmedin Jemal and colleagues at the American Ca...Widespread media coverage contributes to rapid decline in HRT prescribing
The number of women prescribed Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) fell rapidly in the Netherlands after widespread media coverage of the UK's Million Women Study, according to a paper in the December issue of the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. ...... However a study with similar findings, which received hardly any media attention in the country when it was published the previous year...A warning for women on HRT don't skip your next mammogram
The warning from University of Melbourne, Cancer Council of Victoria and BreastScreen Victoria researchers comes after a study revealed that women on HRT have an increased risk of having a 'false negative' mammogram result that is, the test showing no cancer, when cancer could be present....... Published this month in the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, the five year study...Studies on HRT for breast cancer patients can give false hopes
Women treated for breast cancer who are considering taking Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) should be cautious when using published research to inform their decision. An article published today in the journal Breast Cancer Research reveals that qualitative studies on the recurrence of breast cancer in breast cancer survivors undergoing HRT are unreliable. ... ...There are two main types of rese...Risk of womb cancer varies according to the type of HRT used
Certain types of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) increase a woman's risk of womb cancer while others do not, concludes a study published in this week's issue of THE LANCET. ...... Many post-menopausal women, who have not had a hysterectomy, use combined HRT (containing progestagen and oestrogen) or tibolone (synthetic HRT), because oestrogen-only preparations are known to increase the risk of w...