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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
Study suggests family history and long-term HRT use is associated with breast cancer risk
November 3rd, 2005
Study suggests family history as well as long-term HRT use is associated with breast cancer risk in women with natural menopause. "Hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) is an established risk factor for breast cancer." According to recent research from Germany, "HRT users are different from non-users with respect to socio-economic and other characteristics." "There may be women where the HRT-related risk could be modulated by other factors," stated B. Pesch and colleagues. They "conducted a population-based case-control study with 688 breast cancer cases and 724 controls to characterize HRT users and to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-11-03)
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