University of Rochester Medical Center
HRT-breast cancer risk stays same, regardless of family history
Published in Aging and Elder Health Week, June 7th, 2009
The study, published online this week in the journal Epidemiology, adds to the evolving picture of what factors, either alone or in combination, boost breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women. It also refutes the notion, held by many in the medical community, that a familial predisposition to breast cancer enhances the carcinogenic effects of estrogen.
"Although we know that family history is a risk factor, we...
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